Abu Mansur Sebük Tigin (ca 942 - August 997) was the founder of the Ghaznavid Empire and dynasty in today's Afghanistan. He was born in Barskhan as a slave but married the daughter of the Samanid governor of Ghazna (Ghazni). He succeeded as governor in 977 and rose against the weakening Samanids. During the rest of his life he conquered most of modern Afghanistan. He died in Balkh during a campaign and was succeeded by his son, Ismail, who soon was overthrown by his elder brother Mahmud. Events Kaminarimon, the eight-pillared gate to Japans Kinryuzan Sensouji Temple is erected. ... Note: as an adjective (stressed on the second syllable instead of the first), august means honorable. ... Events City of Gdansk is founded Saint Adalbert of Prague is sent to Prussia by Boleslaus I of Poland Samuil of Bulgaria crowned Tsar by Pope Gregory V Births Deaths Saint Adalbert of Prague, martyrdom Categories: 997 ... The Ghaznavid Empire was a state in the region of todays Afghanistan that existed from 963 to 1187. ... The Samanid dynasty (819-999) was a Persian dynasty in Central Asia, named after its founder Saman Khuda. ... This article incorporates text from the public domain 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica. ... Events Births Deaths Hunain ibn Ishaq, Egyptian physician Categories: 977 ... Balkh is now a small town in the Province of Balkh, Afghanistan, about 20 kilometers northwest of the provincial capital. ... Mahmud of Ghazni (971-April 30, 1030), also know as Yamin ul-Dawlah Mahmud (in full: Yamin ul-Dawlah Abd ul-Qasim Mahmud Ibn Sebük Tigin) was the ruler of Ghazni from 997 until his death. ...