List of battles involving the Ghurid dynasty
This is an incomplete list of battles fought by the Ghurids.
| India/Pakistan | Turkmenistan | Afghanistan | Iran | Turkmenistan |
( Color legend for the location of the battle )
| Year | Name | Location | Ghurid commander | Opponent | Victor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1011 | Ghaznavid invasion of Ghur | Ghur | Muhammad ibn Suri | Mahmud of Ghazni(Ghaznavids) | Ghaznavids[1] |
| 1107-1108 | Seljuq invasion of Ghur | Ghur | Izz al-Din Husayn | Ahmad Sanjar(Seljuq Empire) | Seljuq Empire[2][3] |
| 1148 | 1st Battle of Ghazni | Ghazni | Sayf al-Din Suri | Bahram-Shah of Ghazna(Ghaznavids) | Ghurids[4] |
| 1149 | Battle of Sang-i Surakh | Near upper part of the Helmand River | Sayf al-Din Suri | Bahram-Shah of Ghazna(Ghaznavids) | Ghaznavids |
| 1151 | 2nd Battle of Ghazni | Ghazni | Ala al-Din Husayn | Bahram-Shah of Ghazna(Ghaznavids) | Ghurids[5] |
| 1152 | Battle of Nab | Near Herat | Ala al-Din Husayn Ali Chatri |
Ahmad Sanjar(Seljuq Empire) | Seljuq Empire[3] |
| 1157 | Battle of Ragh-i Zar | Between Firuzkuh and Herat | Ghiyas ad-Din Ghori | Fakhr al-Din Masud Tadj al-Din Yildiz |
Ghiyas ad-Din Ghori becomes victorious and suppresses the revolt.[6] |
| 1173 | 3rd Battle of Ghazni | Ghazni | Muhammad of Ghor(Ghurid general) | Oghuz ruler of Ghazni | Ghurids |
| 1175 | Battle of Multan | Multan | Muhammad of Ghor(Ghurid general) | Muslim ruler of Multan | Ghurids[7] |
| 1175 | Battle of Herat | Herat | Ghiyas ad-Din Ghori | Baha al-Din Toghril(Seljuq Empire) | Ghurids[6] |
| 1178 | Battle of Kayadara | North-east of Anhilwara | Muhammad of Ghor(Ghurid general) | Bhimdev Solanki II(Solanki dynasty) | Solanki dynasty |
| 1186 | Siege of Lahore | Lahore | Muhammad of Ghor(Ghurid general) | Khusrau Malik(Ghaznavids) | Ghurids[8] |
| 1192 | Battle of Merv | Merv | Ghiyas ad-Din Ghori Muhammad of Ghor |
Sultan Shah of Khwarezm(Khwarazmians) | Ghurids[9] |
| 1191 | 1st Battle of Tarian | Near Thanesar | Muhammad of Ghor(Ghurid general) | Prithviraj Chauhan(Chauhan dynasty) | Chauhans[10] |
| 1192 | 2nd Battle of Tarian | Near Thanesar | Muhammad of Ghor(Ghurid general) | Prithviraj Chauhan(Chauhan dynasty) | Ghurids[10] |
| 1193/4 | Battle of Chandawar | Chandawar | Muhammad of Ghor(Ghurid general) | Jaichand of Kannauj(Gahadvala dynasty) | Ghurids[11] |
| 1200/1 | Battle of Nishapur | Nishapur | Ghiyas ad-Din Ghori Muhammad of Ghor |
Muhammad II of Khwarezm(Khwarazmians) | Ghurids[12][13] |
| 1204 | Battle of Andkhud | Banks of the Oxus River | Muhammad of Ghor | Muhammad II of Khwarezm(Khwarazmians) | Khwarazmians |
| 1205 February-March | Revolt of Khokars | Between Lahore and Multan | Muhammad of Ghor | Khokhars | Ghurids[14] |
| 1206 | Siege of Tirmidh | Tirmidh | Muhammad of Ghor | Kara-Khitan army | Ghurids[14] |
| 1206 Autumn | 2nd Siege of Tirmidh | Tirmidh | Ghurid army | Kara-Khitan/Khwarezmian army | Kara-Khitan/Khwarezmian[14] |
References
- ↑ Eliot and Dowson, The History of India, as Told by Its Own Historians, Vol.2, 286.
- ↑ History of Civilizations of Central Asia, C.E. Bosworth, M.S. Asimov, p. 185.
- 1 2 Ghurids, C.E. Bosworth, Encyclopedia of Islam, Vol.2, ed. Bernard Lewis, C. Pellat and J. Schacht, (E.J.Brill, 1991), 1100.
- ↑ C.E. Bosworth, The Later Ghaznavids, 113-114.
- ↑ Jaques 2007, p. 392
- 1 2 The Iranian World, C.E. Bosworth, The Cambridge History of Iran, Vol. 5, ed. J. A. Boyle, John Andrew Boyle, (Cambridge University Press, 1968), 163.
- ↑ Andre Wink, Al-Hind: The Making of the Indo-Islamic World, Vol. 2, 244. – via Questia (subscription required)
- ↑ Ghaznavids, C.E. Bosworth, Encyclopedia Iranica
- ↑ Encyclopedia Iranica, Ghurids, Edmund Bosworth, Online Edition 2007, ()
- 1 2 A Global Chronology of Conflict: From the Ancient World to the Modern Middle East, Vol. I, ed. Spencer C. Tucker, (ABC-CLIO, 2010), 263.
- ↑ Carnegy, P. (1873). "Benoudha, Part III". Calcutta Review. 56 (109): 43–58, pages 50 to 52.
- ↑ Ahmad Hasan Dani et al. History of civilizations of Central Asia, vol. IV, Delhi, Motilal Banarsidass Pub. (1999) ISBN 81-208-1409-6, p182
- ↑ Enc. Islam, article: Muhammad, Mu'izz al-Din
- 1 2 3 Michel Biran, The Empire of the Qara Khitai in Eurasian History, (Cambridge University Press, 2005), 70.
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