Abu Ali ibn Muhammad ( Persian: ابو علی بن محمد) was the king of the

Ghurid dynasty The Ghurid dynasty (also spelled Ghorids; fa, دودمان غوریان, translit=Dudmân-e Ğurīyân; self-designation: , ''Šansabānī'') was a Persianate dynasty and a clan of presumably eastern Iranian Tajik origin, which ruled from th ...

. He succeeded his father Muhammad ibn Suri in 1011, after the latter was deposed by

Mahmud of Ghazni Yamīn-ud-Dawla Abul-Qāṣim Maḥmūd ibn Sebüktegīn ( fa, ; 2 November 971 – 30 April 1030), usually known as Mahmud of Ghazni or Mahmud Ghaznavi ( fa, ), was the founder of the Turkic Ghaznavid dynasty, ruling from 998 to 1030. At th ...

, who then sent teachers to teach about Islam in

Ghor Ghōr ( Dari: ), also spelled Ghowr or Ghur, is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. It is located in the western Hindu Kush in central Afghanistan, towards the northwest. The province contains eleven districts, encompassing hundre ...

. Abu Ali was one of those who converted to Islam during that period. After his conversion to Islam from

Buddhism Buddhism ( , ), also known as Buddha Dharma and Dharmavinaya (), is an Indian religion or philosophical tradition based on teachings attributed to the Buddha. It originated in northern India as a -movement in the 5th century BCE, and ...

,Medieval India Part 1 Satish Chandra Page 22 he began constructing

mosques A mosque (; from ar, مَسْجِد, masjid, ; literally "place of ritual prostration"), also called masjid, is a place of prayer for Muslims. Mosques are usually covered buildings, but can be any place where prayers ( sujud) are performed, i ...

and

madrassas Madrasa (, also , ; Arabic: مدرسة , pl. , ) is the Arabic word for any type of educational institution, secular or religious (of any religion), whether for elementary instruction or higher learning. The word is variously transliterated '' ...

. In ca. 1035, Abu Ali was overthrown by his nephew

Abbas ibn Shith Abbas ibn Shith was the king of the Ghurid dynasty. He overthrew his uncle Abu Ali ibn Muhammad in 1035, and ascended the Ghurid throne. During his later reign, the nobles of Ghor requested aid from the Ghaznavid The Ghaznavid dynasty ( fa, غ ...

.''History of Civilizations of Central Asia'', C.E. Bosworth, M.S. Asimov, p. 185.

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* * 11th-century Iranian people Ghurid dynasty 1035 deaths Year of birth missing Converts to Islam from Buddhism 11th-century rulers in Asia {{Iran-royal-stub