Sabuktigin - Death and Legacy

Death and Legacy

After becoming sick during one of his campaigns, Sultan Sebuktigin died in August 997 while travelling from Balkh to Ghazni. The nature of his illness is unknown and the exact location of his death is uncertain. Minhaj al-Siraj Juzjani, a 13th century historian, stated that "Subuktageen died in the village of (Bermel Madwari, or Madar wa Moi, or Madawri, or Madraiwi, or Barmel Maderwi)." In modern times, Henry George Raverty has also mentioned Termez in his translations of the village name but Abdul Hai Habibi believes that Sebuktigin's place of death is Marmal, Mazar-i-Sharif. He was buried in a tomb in Ghazni which can be visited by tourists. He was succeeded by his younger son, Ismail. Sebuktegin is generally regarded as the architect of the Ghaznavid Empire.