Farrukh-Zad of Ghazna

Full name
	Laqab: Jamal ad-Dawlah; Kunya: Abu Shuja[1]; Given name: Farrukh-Zad; Nasab: Farrukh-Zad ibn Ma'sud ibn Mahmud ibn Sabuktegin

Farrukh-Zad
Farrukh-Zad
Sultan of Ghazna
Reign	1053 – 4 April 1059
Predecessor	Toghrul
Successor	Ibrahim
Born	1025
Died	4 April 1059
Full name
	Laqab: Jamal ad-Dawlah; Kunya: Abu Shuja[1]; Given name: Farrukh-Zad; Nasab: Farrukh-Zad ibn Ma'sud ibn Mahmud ibn Sabuktegin
House	House of Sabuktegin
Father	Ma'sud I
Religion	Sunni Islam

Farrukh-Zad (Full name: Jamal ad-Dawlah Abu Shuja Farrukh-Zad), was sultan of the Ghaznavid Empire from ca. 1053 to 4 April 1059. His reign was considered one of benevolence, prosperity and tranquility for the Ghaznavid empire.[2] It was free of the chaotic turbulence and greed from palace ghulams until the end of his reign. He was very devout Muslim and fasted during Rajab, Sha'ban and Ramadan.[3]

Biography

Having been at the fortress of Barghund, Farrukh-Zad was one of the Ghaznavid princes that escaped the usurper Toghrul's massacre in 1052.[4]

Farrukh employed Abd al-Razzaq Maymandi, a former vizier of Maudud and Abd Rashid, but later had him dismissed and imprisoned.[5] He also freed Abul-Fazl Bayhaqi from his imprisonment and it was during Farrukh's reign that Bayhaqi wrote his Mujalladat (Tarikh-e Beyhaqi).[6][7]

Following the chaos of Toghrul's usurpation, Chagri Beg sent an army to take Ghazni. However, the ghulam general Khirghiz intercept and defeated this Seljuq force.

Around 1058, Farrukh had his army invade Tukharistan in hopes of removing the Seljuqs. His army was initially successful, capturing the Seljuq Atabeg Qutb ad-Din Kul-Sarigh. However, Alp Arslan counter-attacked and defeated the Ghaznavid army capturing many of its commanders. A subsequent peace treaty, draw up by Abul-Fazl Bayhaqi allowed for an exchange of prisoners and a mutual non-aggression pact.[8]

Death

In 1058, palace ghulams attempted to assassinate Farrukh in his bath, but he grabbed a sword and held them at bay until his guards arrived and killed the ghulams.[9] Depressed and sickened by the attempt on his life, Farrukh-Zad withdrew from worldly affairs and died of colitis on 4 April 1059 at the age of thirty four.[10] He succeeded by his brother Ibrahim.

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References

"FARROḴZĀD, ABŪ ŠOJĀʿ" Encyclopædia Iranica
C.E. Bosworth, The Later Ghaznavids, 47.
'Izz al-D in Ibn al-Athir, The Annals of the Saljuq Turks, transl. D.S. Richards, (Routledge, 2002), 129.
C.E. Bosworth, The Later Ghaznavids, (Columbia University Press, 1977), 46.
C.E. Bosworth, The Later Ghaznavids, 48.
Abu'l Fazl Bayhaqi, The A to Z of the United Nations, (Scarecrow Press, Inc., 2009), 59.
C.E. Bosworth, The Later Ghaznavids, 48.
C.E. Bosworth, The Later Ghaznavids, 49.
'Izz al-D in Ibn al-Athir, The Annals of the Saljuq Turks, 129.
C.E. Bosworth, The Later Ghaznavids, 49.

Sources

Bosworth, C. E. (1968). "The Political and Dynastic History of the Iranian World (A.D. 1000–1217)". In Frye, R. N. (ed.). The Cambridge History of Iran, Volume 5: The Saljuq and Mongol periods. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 1–202. ISBN 0-521-06936-X.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
Bosworth, C. E (1995). The Later Ghaznavids: Splendour and Decay: The Dynasty in Afghanistan and Northern India 1040-1186. Retrieved 10 May 2014.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

Regnal titles
Farrukh-Zad of Ghazna House of Sabuktegin Born: 1025 Died: 4 April 1059
Preceded by Toghrul	Sultan of the Ghaznavid Empire 1053-1059	Succeeded by Ibrahim

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[1] "FARROḴZĀD, ABŪ ŠOJĀʿ" Encyclopædia Iranica

[2] C.E. Bosworth, The Later Ghaznavids, 47.

[3] 'Izz al-D in Ibn al-Athir, The Annals of the Saljuq Turks, transl. D.S. Richards, (Routledge, 2002), 129.

[4] C.E. Bosworth, The Later Ghaznavids, (Columbia University Press, 1977), 46.

[5] C.E. Bosworth, The Later Ghaznavids, 48.

[6] Abu'l Fazl Bayhaqi, The A to Z of the United Nations, (Scarecrow Press, Inc., 2009), 59.

[7] C.E. Bosworth, The Later Ghaznavids, 48.

[8] C.E. Bosworth, The Later Ghaznavids, 49.

[9] 'Izz al-D in Ibn al-Athir, The Annals of the Saljuq Turks, 129.

[10] C.E. Bosworth, The Later Ghaznavids, 49.