طموحات محمود الغزنوي و موقفه من الصراع العباسي-الفاطمي

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Prince Mahmood bin Swbktekeen Al- Gheznawy (360-421 A.H.) is considered one of the important figures in the Islamic East due to his military and political role; He had lived in the eras of the Abbasid caliph Al-QhaderbiLlah (381-422 A.

H.) and the two Fatimid caliphs Al-Hakim biamerLlah (387-411A.H.) and his son Al- Dhahir (411-427 A.H).

The Gheznawy state had appeared formally in his era (389 A.H.) after his rebellion against the Samanian state and his alliance with the Khaniyen and sharing them their lands.

His biography reveals a great ambition and love for power since the early beginning of his military and political life.

After the death of his father, he had rebelled against his brother and seized the power in Ghaznah in 388A.H., Then, he had overthrew the power of the Sammanid state in 389A.H.

joining Sejestan in 393, expanded against the Indian kingdoms where he had launched (17) raids destroying a great number of the cities and the temples, and seized a great deal of gold and captured a great number of men.

He made use of the political alliances and affinities with the near strong powers (Khaniyen, Boyhy and Khewarizmy) and joined the weak ones, in addition to using betrayal and treachery to seize the irrigation lands and ending the Boyhy existence in these lands.

He had attempted to expand more and more by imposing his authority on Esfahan in 421A.H.

with a plan to direct his power to Baghdad.

Yet his death in 421 A.H had prevented these attempts.

Prince Mahmood had declared, since the beginning of his regime, his support to the Abbasside caliphate, This resulted in facing the Fatimid call in the East where he had attacked its establishments in (Moltan), Yet, his attitudes were Machiavellian; the Abbasid state did not threat his ambitions while the Fatimid did.