| Mas'ūd III of Ghazna | |
| Ghaznavid Sultan Ala ad-Dawlah Blessing of the State | |
| Succession: | Sultan of Ghaznavid Empire |
| Birth Place: | Ghazni Ghaznavid Empire |
| Death Date: | March 1115 (aged 53–54) |
| Death Place: | Ghaznavid Empire |
| Full Name: | Mas'ūd bin Ibrahim |
| Father: | Ibrahim |
| Spouse: | Fülane Khatun Gawhar Khatun |
| Issue: | Shir-Zad of Ghazna Arslan-Shah of Ghazna Bahram-Shah of Ghazna |
| Reign: | 25 August 1099 – March 1115 |
| Predecessor: | Ibrahim |
| Successor: | Shir-Zad |
| House: | Ghaznavid Dynasty |
| Religion: | Sunni Islam |
Mas'ūd III of Ghazna (b. 1061 – d. 1115), was a sultan of the Ghaznavid Empire and son of Ibrahim of Ghazna.
Mas'ūd was born in 1061 in Ghazni.[1]
Mas'ud was sultan for 16 years. In 1112, Mas'ūd III built the Palace of Sultan Mas'ud III in Ghazni, Afghanistan. Mas'ūd also built one of the Minarets of Ghazni.[2] [3] [4] Signs of weakness in the state became apparent when he died in 1115, with internal strife between his sons ending with the ascension of Sultan Bahram Shah as a Seljuk vassal. Bahram Shah defeated his brother Arslan for the throne at the Battle of Ghazni in 1117.
See main article: Ghazni Minarets.
See main article: Palace of Sultan Mas'ud III.