What was the capital of the Ghaznavids where Al-Biruni spent much of his life?
Ghazni
Samarkand
Baghdad
Cairo
Answer
The Ghaznavids were a Persian dynasty that ruled in what is now Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India from 977 to 1186. Their capital was Ghazni, a city in Afghanistan that was founded by the Ghaznavids in the 10th century. Al-Biruni was a Persian polymath who was born in 973 and died in 1048.
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