Gawhar Khatun
Seljuk princess and wife of Ghaznavid ruler Mas'ud III / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with Gawhar Khatun (Rum princess).
Gawhar Khatun (Persian: گوهر خاتون, also spelled Gowhar, Govhar, Gevher, Cevher, Jauhar, and Jawhar), known in other sources as Mahd-i Iraq (“the bride from Iraq”), was a Seljuq princess who during an unknown date married the Ghaznavid Sultan Mas'ud III of Ghazni (r. 1099–1115), thus becoming his second wife.
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Gawhar Khatun | |||||||||
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Consort of Ghaznavid Sultan | |||||||||
Tenure | 1080s – 1115 | ||||||||
Born | Isfahan, Seljuk Sultanate | ||||||||
Died | Ghaznavid Sultanate | ||||||||
Spouse | Mas'ud III | ||||||||
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Dynasty | Seljuk | ||||||||
Father | Malik-Shah I | ||||||||
Mother | Zubayda Khatun | ||||||||
Religion | Sunni Islam |
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