Ghazni: All Data
1. Lists and Timelines
Ghazni: Chronology of Mentions
Note: For polities of antiquity, the listed capital or subdivision capital may also represent one or several of the most important cities of the region.
485 AD
Capital of Nezak Huns
681 AD
Capital of Zunbils
978 AD
Capital of Ghaznavids
998 AD
Mentioned in: Battle of Ghazni (998)
1118 AD
Mentioned in: Battle of Ghazni
1118 AD
Capital of Ghaznavids (Seljuk Empire)
1148 AD
Mentioned in: Battle of Ghazni (1148)
1151 AD
Mentioned in: Battle of Ghazni (1151)
1170 AD
Capital of Ghurid Empire
1239 AD
Capital of Qarlugh Kingdom
1250 AD
Capital of Qarlughids
1839 AD
Mentioned in Event: British Invasion (First Anglo-Afghan War)
1839 AD
Mentioned in: Battle of Ghazni (1839), part of First Anglo-Afghan War
1879 AD
Mentioned in Event: Afghan Revolt
1879 AD
Mentioned in Event: Second British Invasion (Second Anglo-Afghan War)
1879 AD
Mentioned in Event: Treaty of Gandamak
1880 AD
Mentioned in Event: Second British Invasion (Second Anglo-Afghan War)
1929 AD
Mentioned in Event: Afghan Civil War (1928-1929)
1973 AD
Mentioned in Event: 1974 coup d'état in Afghanistan
1978 AD
Mentioned in Event: Saur Revolution
1980 AD
Mentioned in Event: Soviet Intervention in Afghanistan
1989 AD
Mentioned in Event: Soviet Withdrawal from Afghanistan
1992 AD
Mentioned in Event: Civil war in Afghanistan (1989-92)
1995 AD
Mentioned in Event: Civil war in Afghanistan (1992-1996)
1996 AD
Mentioned in Event: Civil war in Afghanistan (1992-1996)
2001 AD
Mentioned in Event: US/Northern Alliance Offensive
2002 AD
Mentioned in Event: War in Afghanistan (2001-2021)
2004 AD
Mentioned in Event: War in Afghanistan (2001-2021)
2021 AD
Mentioned in Event: 2021 Taliban offensive
2025 AD
Subdivision Capital of the Province of Ghaznī, part of Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan