Cambridge History of Islam 
Subtitle: The Indian Sub-Continent, Southeast Asia, Africa and the Muslim West (Volume 2, Part A)
Contributors: P. M. Holt (Editor); Ann K. S. Lambton (Editor); Bernard Lewis (Editor)
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: May 27, 1977
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 966
ISBN-13: 9780521291378
Subjects: Asian / Middle Eastern history; History: World; History; Religion - World Religions; ASIA; Islamic countries; World - General; Civilization, Islamic - History; History / India; Civilization, Islamic
First sentence: When Alptigin rebelled against the Samanids he established himself at Ghazna in 352/962, where his slave and son-in-law Sebuktigin succeeded him in 367/977 and started vigorously to expand his dominions.