Bilgetegin Explained

Bilgetegin
Office:	Governor of Ghazna
Term Start:	12 November 966
Term End:	975
Successor:	Böritigin of Ghazni
Death Date:	975
Death Place:	Gardez

Bilgetegin was a Turkic officer, who was the Samanid governor of Ghazna from 12 November 966 to 975. He was successor of Abu Ishaq Ibrahim of Ghazna.

On 12 November 966, when Abu Ishaq Ibrahim of Ghazna died, he left no child for the throne of the Ghaznavid dynasty. Turkic leaders and princes chose Bilgetegin as Samanid governor of Ghazna in November 966. He died in 975 during his siege of Lawik-ruled Gardez.^[1] Böritigin of Ghazni was his successor.

Sources

• Book: Frye, R.N.. https://books.google.com/books?id=hvx9jq_2L3EC&pg=PA136. The Cambridge History of Iran, Volume 4: From the Arab Invasion to the Saljuqs. Cambridge University Press. 1975. 0-521-20093-8. Frye. R.N.. Cambridge. 136–161. The Sāmānids.
• Book: Bosworth, C. E.. The Cambridge History of Iran, Volume 4: From the Arab Invasion to the Saljuqs. Cambridge University Press. 1975. 0-521-20093-8. Frye. R. N.. Cambridge. 162–198. The early Ghaznavids. C. E. Bosworth.
• Encyclopedia: 1989. Encyclopaedia Iranica, Vol. I, Fasc. 9. C. Edmund Bosworth. London et al.. http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/alptigin-tk. Bosworth. C. Edmund. 898. ALPTIGIN.

Notes and References

1. Book: Bosworth, C.E. . 1992 . History of Civilizations of Central Asia . Motilal Banarsidass Publ., 1992. 96. 9788120815957 .