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352:, and ruled much of the region through their vassals. During Hasan's governorship of Bust, Sabuktigin crucified him, an action which Sabuktigin later regretted. Maymandi was the foster brother and school-fellow of Mahmud, who was also from Zabulistan on his maternal side. Maymandi began his administrative career in 994 as head of the department of correspondence during Mahmud's governorship of Khorasan under his Samanid overlords. Maymandi was later promoted to chief accountant and head of the military department. He was also appointed as governor of Bust and 609: 295: 397: 526: 389:. In 1010, following Isfaraini's downfall and imprisonment, Maymandi was appointed governor of Khorasan and tax-collector of the region. During his governorship, he was praised by the inhabitants of the region, and managed to hand out extensive funds to Mahmud, whose financial demands were never moderate. Two years later, Maymandi was finally appointed as the 367:. Mahmud, who had more administrative experience than his brother, claimed the throne for himself, and the following year managed to defeat his brother and gain control over the Ghaznavid dynasty. Mahmud quickly began increasing his independence from the Samanids, and eventually divided the Samanid state with the 556:
He received full control over financial affairs and the postmasters and inspectors of the empire. Although not being near as wealthy as he used to be during his first vizierate, he delivered food and money to the needy, and sent several expensive gifts to Mas'ud in order to avoid the jealousies which
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Maymandi was one of the leading statesman of his age, and was commemorated by his biographers, who praised him for his cunning discretion in dealing gently with his enemies who had good relations with Mas'ud, his policy towards the intrusion of the
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Maymandi then took revenge against some of his enemies, while forgiving the rest of them, including Hasanak, who Maymandi tried but failed to save from getting executed. In the same year, Maymandi approved Mas'ud's decision to appoint
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describes him in his final days as baneful harsh with his taxmen, while at the same time he grieves him as one "with whom bravery, honesty, ability, and greatness all passed away".
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of the Ghaznavid dynasty in 1013, which would last until 1024, when he was arrested due to the great amount of wealth that he had gained, which the suspicious Mahmud disliked.
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both claimed the Ghaznavid throne. Mas'ud managed to emerge victorious during the civil war, and ordered the release of Maymandi. He met him at
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However, after a brief civil war, which ended in 1030, Maymandi was freed by Mahmud's son Mas'ud I, who offered him the chance of becoming
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Maymandi was harsh and merciless with his civil servants, and was committed to the preservation of the state. The contemporary historian
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again. He first rejected the offer but later accepted it in 1031. Maymandi's second vizierate would only last one year when he died at
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of the Ghaznavid prince Mahmud, and would first start his administrative career as the head of the department of correspondences of
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The Ornament of Histories: A History of the Eastern Islamic Lands AD 650-1041: The Persian Text of Abu Sa'id 'Abd Al-Hayy Gardizi
467:. According to Ghaznavid sources, the reason for Mahmud's invasion of the region was to avenge the murder of his brother-in-law 713:, a man of letters and patron of poets, who served in high offices under the Ghaznavids, was originally a student of Maymandi. 1440: 1398: 1377: 1356: 1302: 1190: 1619: 1604: 689:
Utbi, who was a helpful associate of Maymandi, praised him in appreciation for his support. According to 12th-century poet
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When Mahmud died in 1030, the Ghaznavid dynasty fell into civil war; his two sons Mas'ud I and
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In 1024, because Maymandi had gained a great amount of wealth during his career as a
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wrote two in his honor. Maymandi, together with Mahmud, created a major centre of
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of the Empire) and the sister of Mahmud. Among his few supporters were Prince
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as the chief administrator of the army. Maymandi died on 31 December 1032 at
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as the commander-in-chief of the army of Khorasan. He also appointed
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as the administrative language). However, according to the historian
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Persian Poetry at the Indian Frontier: Masʻŝud Saʻd Salmân of Lahore
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as the administrative language of the Empire (Isfaraini had made
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Maymandi quickly began centralizing the Empire, and restored
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During the early 1020s, Maymandi urged Mahmud to invade
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Sabuktigin died in 997, and was succeeded by his son
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Bosworth, C. Edmund (2012). "Maḥmud b. Sebüktegin".
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"Abū Sahl Ḥamdowī". 1427:The Encyclopaedia of Islam, Second Edition 1386: 1268:: CS1 maint: location missing publisher ( 1243:: CS1 maint: location missing publisher ( 1177:The Encyclopaedia of Islam, Second Edition 1146:: CS1 maint: location missing publisher ( 932: 517:, Mahmud chose instead to spare Maymandi. 1435:. Leiden: E. J. Brill. pp. 915–916. 452:, and probably the former Iranian dynast 1503:Yusofi, G. H. (1984). "Aḥmad Maymandī". 1344: 1287: 1276: 1251: 1223: 1199: 1154: 1126: 1103: 1071: 1019: 1007: 995: 983: 959: 947: 896: 839: 827: 810: 798: 786: 607: 524: 395: 293: 1449: 1365: 1185:. Leiden: E. J. 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Index

Vizier
Ghaznavid Empire
Mahmud of Ghazni
Abu'l-Hasan Isfaraini
Hasanak Mikali
Vizier
Ghaznavid Empire
Mas'ud I
Abu Sahl Hamdawi
Ahmad Shirazi
Zabulistan
Herat
Khorasan
Abd al-Razzaq Maymandi
Hasan Maymandi
Persian
vizier
Ghaznavid
Mahmud of Ghazni
Mas'ud I of Ghazni
Bust
foster brother
Khorasan
Herat
Ahmad Shirazi

Mahmud
robe of honor
Abbasid
caliph

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