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One of the first indigenous Persian dynasties to emerge after the Arab Islamic invasions.
The Ghaznavids claimed descent from the last Sasanian shah, Yazdagird III...
a fictitious genealogy connecting them with the Sasanian monarch Yazdegerd III had been promulgated
One of the first indigenous Persian dynasties to emerge after the Arab Islamic invasions.
First, the Saffarid amirs and maliks were rulers of Persian stock who for centuries championed the cause of the underdog against the might of the Abbasid caliphs.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: editors list (link)First, the Saffarid amirs and maliks were rulers of Persian stock who for centuries championed the cause of the underdog against the might of the Abbasid caliphs.