Mahmud of Ghazni had maintained an ideological link to the suzerainty of which caliphate?

Q. Mahmud of Ghazni had maintained an ideological link to the suzerainty of which caliphate?
Answer: Abbasid Caliphate
Notes: Despite being an independent ruler, Maḥmud preserving an ideological link to the suzerainty of the Abbasid Caliphate. The caliph, in return, recognized him as the legitimate ruler of the lands he occupied and encouraged him in his conquests.

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