Böritigin of Ghazni

This article is about the emir of Ghazna. For the khan of the Kara-Khanid Khanate, see Böritigin.

Böritigin or Böri (in Turkic the name means wolf prince) was a Turkic officer, who served as the Samanid governor of Ghazna from 974/975 to 977.

Sources

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Preceded by:
Bilgetigin

Governor of Ghazna
974/975–977

Followed by:
Sabuktigin

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