Farighunids

Farighunids
9th-century–1010
Guzgan
Status	Client of the Saffarids, Samanids and the Ghaznavids
Capital	Yahudiyya
Common languages	Persian
Religion	Sunni Islam
Government	Monarchy
Historical era	Middle Ages
• Established	9th-century
• Ghaznavid conquest	1010
Succeeded by Ghaznavids

The Farighunids were an Iranian dynasty that ruled Guzgan (modern-day northern Afghanistan) in the late 9th, 10th and early 11th centuries. They were ultimately deposed by the ruler of the Ghaznavid Empire, Sultan Mahmud (r. 999–1030).