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Ghaznavid conquest of Bamiyan
The Ghaznavid conquest of Bamiyan was the takeover of the town of Bamiyan (بامیان) in central Afghanistan by the Ghaznavids in the later tenth century, a short engagement.
Ghaznavid conquest of Rayy
The Ghaznavid conquest of Rayy (فتح ری به دست محمود غزنوی) was Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni's 1029 seizure of Rayy, deposing its Buyid ruler Majd al-Dawla.
Ghaznavid diwan system
The Ghaznavid diwan system was the set of central chancery departments through which the Ghaznavid sultans of Ghazna (977 to 1186) financed and administered their empire, staffed by Persian secretaries.
Ghaznavid diwan-i wizarat and court organs
The Ghaznavid diwan-i wizarat (دیوان وزارت غزنوی) was the vizier-headed central administration of the Ghaznavid sultanate at Ghazna, modeled on Samanid Bukhara and documented in Bayhaqi's history.
Ghaznavid dynasty
The Ghaznavid dynasty (غزنویان) was an Islamic dynasty of Turkish slave origin, founded by Sebuktigin, that ruled from Ghazna over eastern Iran and northwestern India.
Ghaznavid elephant corps
The Ghaznavid elephant corps (فیلهای جنگی غزنوی) was the body of Indian war elephants maintained by the Ghaznavid dynasty as a heavy weapon of its army.
Ghaznavid ghulam army
The Ghaznavid ghulam army (لشکر غلامان غزنوی) was the professional slave-soldier standing army of the Ghaznavid dynasty, which ruled eastern Iran and northwestern India from 977 to 1186.
Ghaznavid ghulam corps and palace guard
The Ghaznavid ghulam corps and palace guard (غلامان غزنوی) was the slave-soldier establishment of the Ghaznavid sultans, formed after 961 and lasting until the dynasty fell in 1186.
Ghaznavid palace ghulams
The Ghaznavid palace ghulams (غلامان سرایی غزنوی) were Turkic slave-soldiers, about 4,000 strong, who formed the core of the Ghaznavid army and the sultan's palace guard at Ghazna.
Ghaznavid war of succession of Mas'ud and Muhammad
The Ghaznavid war of succession of Mas'ud and Muhammad was the 1030 struggle between Sultan Mahmud of Ghazna's sons for the throne, ended by Mas'ud's victory.
Ghaznavids (غزنویان)
Ghaznavids (غزنویان), Turkish slave-origin Islamic dynasty, 977–1186, ruling from Ghazna over Khorasan, Afghanistan, and northwestern India under Sebüktigin and Mahmud; ended by the Ghurids at Lahore.
Ghazni (district)
Ghazni district (غزنی) is the ADM2 district of Ghazni province, Afghanistan, containing the provincial capital Ghazni City; population about 60,458 (2015), surrounded by Taliban-influenced districts and struck by the August 2018 Taliban incursion.
Ghazni (غزنی)
Ghazni, historically Ghazna, is a city in east-central Afghanistan. It was the Ghaznavid capital, launching invasions into India before being destroyed by the Mongols in 1221.
GHC 200 Championship
GHC 200 Championship (GHC200王座), a Pro Wrestling NOAH men's title created in 2026 and contested only in 200-second matches with a five-count countout. HAYATA beat Tetsuya Endo in an eight-man tournament final on August 10, 2026, to become the first champion.
Ghebre E. Tzeghai
Ghebre (Gabe) E. Tzeghai is an American pharmaceutical and consumer-health scientist who spent over 18 years in R&D at Procter & Gamble before co-founding Summit Innovation Labs in Ohio.
Ghee (घृत)
Ghee (घृत, ghṛta) is clarified butterfat, ~99.6% milk fat with under 0.1% moisture, a high-smoke-point (220–240 °C) cooking fat of South Asian, Middle Eastern, and Ayurvedic tradition.
Gheg Albanian
Gheg Albanian (gegërishte) is the northern main dialect of Albanian, spoken north of the Shkumbin river in northern Albania, Kosova, and parts of Montenegro and North Macedonia, with nasal vowels, vowel length, retained infinitives, and a Tosk-based standard since 1972.
Ghegham Volcanic Ridge
Ghegham (Gegham) Volcanic Ridge, Geghama lerner, is a Pleistocene-Holocene monogenetic volcanic field in west-central Armenia between Yerevan and Lake Sevan, with 127 centers, Azhdahak 3,597 m, obsidian domes, petroglyphs, and dragon stones.
Ghelar
Ghelar (Ghelari, Gyalár) is an ancient Roman-period iron-mining site in the Poiana Ruscă Mountains, Hunedoara County, Transylvania, Romania; Pleiades place 207131, BAtlas 21 E4, with Devonian Teliuc-Ghelar type iron deposits.
Ghemon
Ghemon is the stage name of Giovanni Luca Picariello, an Italian rapper and singer-songwriter born in Avellino in 1982, known for the gold-certified 'Rose Viola' at Sanremo 2019.
GHENGAR
GHENGAR is the darker bass music alter ego of American producer and DJ Ghastly, whose real name is David Lee Crow, announced in 2022 with the Necromancer EP.
Ghent Altarpiece
The Ghent Altarpiece, or Adoration of the Mystic Lamb, is a 1432 polyptych by Hubert and Jan van Eyck in Saint Bavo's Cathedral, Ghent, famed for its thefts, Nazi looting, and the 2012-2026 restoration revealing 16th-century overpaint.
Ghent Generating Station
Ghent Generating Station is a coal-fired power plant on the Ohio River in Carroll County, Kentucky, owned by Kentucky Utilities and opened between 1974 and 1984.
Gheorghe Alexianu
Gheorghe Alexianu (1897–1946), Romanian jurist and professor, civil governor of Transnistria 1941–1944 under Ion Antonescu; ordered the Odesa Jewish deportations; executed in 1946 for war crimes.
Gheorghe Asachi
Gheorghe Asachi (1788–1869) was a Moldavian and Romanian scholar, poet, journalist, and engineer who founded Romanian-language education, the press, and theater in Moldavia, publishing the newspaper Albina românească.
Gheorghe Berceanu
Gheorghe Berceanu, Romanian Greco-Roman wrestler (1949-2022), 48 kg light-flyweight, nicknamed 'Hercule de buzunar'; Olympic gold 1972, silver 1976, world champion 1969 and 1970, UWW Hall of Fame.
Gheorghe Bibescu
Gheorghe Bibescu (1804–1873) was a Wallachian boyar and statesman who reigned as hospodar, or prince, of Wallachia from 1843 until he abdicated during the revolution of June 1848.
Gheorghe Călugăreanu
Gheorghe Călugăreanu (1902–1976) was a Romanian mathematician at the University of Cluj who introduced the Călugăreanu invariant in knot theory and, with Dimitrie Pompeiu, co-founded generalized analytic functions.
Gheorghe Cantacuzino-Grănicerul
Gheorghe Cantacuzino-Grănicerul (1869–1937) was a Romanian general and aristocrat of the Cantacuzino princely family who joined the Iron Guard and founded and led its legal political party, All for the Fatherland.
Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej
Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej (1901–1965), Romania's first communist leader: party general secretary from 1945, premier 1952–1955, State Council president 1961–1965, Stalinist ruler who later asserted independence from Moscow.