In the historiography of the Indian subcontinent, the term Turco-Afghan refers to the successive

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ic dynasties of the Ghaznavids, and the

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, all of which had their origin in Turkic peoples from

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. The Turco-Afghan period begins with the Ghaznavid campaigns in India in 1000 AD.Burjor Avari, ''Islamic Civilization in South Asia: A History of Muslim Power and Presence in the Indian Subcontinent'' (Routledge, 2013), pp. 9, 37–38.

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