Mahmud, 971-1030

Founder of the Ghaznevi dynasty; Gov. of Khor as san 994. He overthrew his brother Is mail 996, took Ghazni 997, aided in the overthrow of the Persian kingdom, founded an empire in Central Asia, and made numerous expeditions into India 1000-29, and a umed the title Sultán. Mahogany. Wood of Swietenia mahogoni , growing in the West Indies and Central America. It is of a reddish color, extremely hard, strong and heavy. Australia and other countries furnish spurious though often valuable mahoganies. The mountain mahogany of Utah is Cercocarpus ledifolius . The better sorts are called Spanish mahogany. IMG:content-1210.png:[graphic]