Ghazni (disambiguation)

Ghazni (formerly Ghazna) is a city in central Afghanistan. It may also refer to:

Places

• Ghazni Province, Afghanistan, of which the city is the capital
• Ghazni District, district surrounding the city
• Citadel of Ghazni, fortress in Ghazni
• Ghazni under the Ghaznavids, history of the city under the Ghaznavid dynasty
• Ghazni Minarets, minaret towers in Ghazni
• Ghazni Airport, airport in Ghazni
• Ghazni University, public university in Afghanistan
• Forward Operating Base Ghazni, International Security Assistance Force base in Afghanistan
• Ghazni Khel, union council in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

People

• Ghazni (Bagram captive), one of the first Bagram captives to face trial under Afghan justice, see Misri Gul
• Abu Ishaq Ibrahim of Ghazna, Samanid governor of Ghazni
• Arslan-Shah of Ghazna (d. 1118), Ghaznavid ruler
• Böritigin of Ghazni, Samanid governor of Ghazni
• Ibrahim of Ghazna (1033–1099), Ghaznavid ruler
• Ismail of Ghazni, emir of Ghazni, brother of Mahmud
• Khusrau Shah of Ghazna (1121–1160), Ghaznavid ruler
• Mahmud of Ghazni (971–1030), the most prominent ruler of the Ghaznavid Empire
• Masʽud I of Ghazni (998–1040), Ghaznavid ruler, son of Mahmud
• Mas'ud III of Ghazni, Ghaznavid ruler
• Mawdud of Ghazni (died 1050), Ghaznavid ruler
• Muhammad of Ghazni (died 1041), Ghaznavid ruler, son of Mahmud
• Sanai or Abu-l-Majd Majdud Sana’i of Ghazna (1080–1131/1141), Persian poet from Ghazni
• Shir-Zad of Ghazna, Ghaznavid ruler
• Toghrul of Ghazna, Ghaznavid general

Others

• Ghazni prison escape, 2015 Taliban prison break
• Ghazni Province road crash, 2016 accident in Afghanistan

See also

• Ghaznavi (disambiguation)
• Ghajini (disambiguation), alternate transliteration of Ghazni
• Battle of Ghazni (disambiguation)
• List of governors of Ghazni