Muhammad of Ghazni

Muhammad bin Mahmud
Gold dinar minted in Ghazna dated 419 AH (1028/9 CE).
Sultan of Ghaznavid Empire
1st Reign	30 April 1030 – 1030
Predecessor	Mahmud of Ghazni
Successor	Mas'ud I of Ghazni
2nd Reign	1040 – 19 March 1041[1]
Predecessor	Mas'ud I of Ghazni
Successor	Mawdud of Ghazni
Born	c. 998 Ghazni, Ghaznavid Empire (now in Afghanistan)
Died	19 March 1041 (aged 42–43) Ghazni Ghaznavid Empire
Burial	c. 1041 Ghazni
Consort	Daughter of Abu'l-Nasr Muhammad
Issue	'Abd al-Rahman Ahmad
Names Muhammad bin Mahmud
House	Ghaznavid Dynasty
Father	Mahmud of Ghazni
Religion	Sunni Islam

Muhammad of Ghazni (Persian: محمد غزنوی) (b. 998 – d. 1041) was Sultan of the Ghaznavid Empire briefly in 1030, and then later from 1040 to 1041. He ascended the throne upon the death of his father Mahmud in 1030. He was the younger of a set of twins; this circumstance resulted in civil strife.^[2] His reign lasted five months before he was overthrown by his twin Ma'sud I, after which he was blinded and imprisoned on the order of Ma'sud I. According to Ferishta, his reign lasted only 50 days. Nine years later he was reinstated for a year before being slain by his nephew Maw'dud after losing a battle in Nangrahar.