Al Beruni

Al Beruni (973 – c. 1050), full name Abu Rayhan Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Biruni, also Al-Biruni, was a Ghaznavid historian, born in Khwarezmian (then in Iran). He has given a reliable description of the invasions of Mahmud Ghazni and of the prevailing condition in India. He was patronized by Mahmud of Ghazni. He lived in Ghazni (Afghanistan) and traveled to the Indian subcontinent.

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