List of Rulers
| # | Laqab | Personal Name | Reign | Succession right | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ? ? |
Alptigin | 961-963 | ||
| 2 | ? ? |
Ishaq | 963-966 | Son of Alp Tigin | |
| 3 | ? ? |
Bilgetigin | 966-975 | ||
| 4 | ? ? |
Boritigin | 975-977 | ||
| 5 | ? ? |
Sabuktigin | 977-997 | ||
| 6 | ? ? |
Ismail | 997-998 | son of Sabuktigin | |
| 7 | Yamin ad-Dawlah یمین الدولہ ابو لقاسم Right-hand man of the state |
Mahmud | 998-1030 | first son of Sabuktigin | |
| 8 | Jalal ad-Dawlah جلال الدولہ Dignity of the state |
Muhammad | 1030 1st reign |
second son of Mahmud | |
| 9 | Shihab ad-Dawlah شھاب الدولہ ? |
Masud I | 1030-1041 | first son of Mahmud | Was overthrown, imprisoned and executed, following the battle of Dandanaqan |
| — | Jalal ad-Dawlah جلال الدولہ Dignity of the state |
Muhammad | 1041 2nd reign |
second son of Mahmud | Raised to the throne following the removal of Masud I. |
| 10 | Shihab ad-Dawlah شھاب الدولہ ? |
Mawdud | 1041-1048 | son of Masud I | Defeated Muhammad at the battle of Nangrahar and gained the throne. |
| 11 | ? ? |
Masud II | 1048 | son of Mawdud | |
| 12 | Baha ad-Dawlah بھاء الدولہ ? |
Ali | 1048-1049 | son of Masud I | |
| 13 | Izz ad-Dawlah عز الدولہ ? |
Abdul-Rashid | 1049-1052 | fifth son of Mahmud | |
| 14 | Qiwam ad-Dawlah ? ? |
Toghrul | 1052-1053 | Turkish mamluk general | Usurped the Ghaznavid throne after massacring Abdul-Rashid and eleven other Ghaznavid princes. |
| 15 | Jamal ad-Dawlah جمال الدولہ Beauty of the state |
Farrukhzad | 1053-1059 | son of Masud I | |
| 16 | Zahir ad-Dawlah ظھیر الدولہ ? |
Ibrahim | 1059-1099 | son of Masud I | |
| 17 | Ala ad-Dawlah علاء الدولہ ? |
Masud III | 1099-1115 | son of Ibrahim | |
| 18 | Kamal ad-Dawlah کمال الدولہ ? |
Shirzad | 1115-1116 | son of Masud III | Murdered by his younger brother Arslan ibn Mas'ud. |
| 19 | Sultan ad-Dawlah سلطان الدولہ Sultan of the state |
Arslan-Shah | 1116-1117 | son of Masud III | Took the throne from his older brother Shirzad, but faced a rebellion from his other brother Bahram Shah, who was supported by the sultan of the Great Seljuq Empire, Ahmad Sanjar. |
| 20 | Yamin ad-Dawlah یمین الدولہ Right-hand man of the state |
Bahram Shah | 1117-1157 | son of Masud III | Under Bahram-Shah, the Ghaznavid empire became a tributary of the Great Seljuq empire. Bahram was assisted by Ahmad Sanjar, sultan of the Great Seljuq empire, in securing his throne. |
| 21 | Muizz ad-Dawlah معزالدولہ ? |
Khusrau-Shah | 1157-1160 | son of Bahram-Shah | |
| 22 | Taj ad-Dawlah تاج الدولہ Crown of the state |
Khusrau Malik | 1160-1186 | son of Khusrau-Shah |
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