Islam: Art and ArchitectureMarkus Hattstein, Peter Delius This book follows the historical development of the Islamic regions and their ruling dynasties, and illustrates their greatly varied forms of artistic expression from the birth of the religion to the present day. |
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... Ghurids retaliated . They sacked Ghazna in 1150 , and the frightful orgy of devastation that ensued earned the Ghurid ruler leader Ala al - Din the epithet Jahan - suz ( " World - burner " ) . Starting from this time , the Ghurids were ...
... Ghurids retaliated . They sacked Ghazna in 1150 , and the frightful orgy of devastation that ensued earned the Ghurid ruler leader Ala al - Din the epithet Jahan - suz ( " World - burner " ) . Starting from this time , the Ghurids were ...
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... Ghurids The reign of the Ghurids ends with defeat at the end of the Khwarazmians 1150 The Ghurids under Ala al - Din plunder Ghazna 1088 Ibrahim puts down his son's rebellion 1161 Ghazna falls to the Ghurids ; 999 Defeat of the Samanids ...
... Ghurids The reign of the Ghurids ends with defeat at the end of the Khwarazmians 1150 The Ghurids under Ala al - Din plunder Ghazna 1088 Ibrahim puts down his son's rebellion 1161 Ghazna falls to the Ghurids ; 999 Defeat of the Samanids ...
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... Ghurids , who also redecorated some of the palaces at the nearby site of al - Askar , considered themselves successors to the Ghaznavids . The Friday Mosque of Herat In the last decade of Ghiyath al - Din Muhammad's life , the Ghurids ...
... Ghurids , who also redecorated some of the palaces at the nearby site of al - Askar , considered themselves successors to the Ghaznavids . The Friday Mosque of Herat In the last decade of Ghiyath al - Din Muhammad's life , the Ghurids ...
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