Persian · proper noun · Faith & Sacred History

Ghazni

ग़ज़नी

said ghaz-nee

also written: ghazna, ghaznin

Meaning

The Afghan city, capital of Mahmud's empire and a great centre of Persian culture; evokes the splendour of the Ghaznavid court.

Related words

Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni (d. 1030), the conqueror whose devotion to his slave Ayaz is a stock image of love that levels king and servant.

Ayaz, the beloved slave of Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni, emblem of the devoted beloved.