Folio 2: Two Brothers, One Throne

From The Honest Historian: Stories from Beyhaqi 2026-11-03 · 00:11:45

Show by Mehdi Rahmani

In the spring of 1030, the great Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni dies, and his empire is left to the wrong son. His elder son Masud is far away in Isfahan, and his younger son Muhammad is already on the throne. Over six tense months, letters fly, armies change sides, and a kingmaker learns the price of making kings. Beyhaqi, who knew these men, tells us how it really went.

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