Ghurids

Persianate dynasty of eastern Iranian origin from the hills of Ghor in central Afghanistan. Long vassals of the Ghaznavids and the Seljuks, the Ghurids broke free in the mid-12th century — Ala al-Din Husayn sacked Ghazni in 1150 or 1151 — and under the brothers Ghiyath al-Din and Muhammad of Ghor built an empire (1175–1215) that took Lahore from the last Ghaznavids and opened northern India to Muslim rule.

Dates

c. 1150 – 1215

Events

4 events

Regions

Central and Northern Asia, South Asia

In the threads

Central Asia and the Steppe (11th–12th c.), South Asia (11th–12th c.)

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Events

• The Ghurids sack Ghaznibetween 1150 and 1151 · Central and Northern Asia
• The minaret of Jam is raised in Ghorbetween 1174 and 1194 · Central and Northern Asia
• First Battle of Tarain1191 · South Asia
• Second Battle of Tarain1192 · South Asia

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Sources

1. Wikipedia (English): Ghurid dynasty
2. Wikipedia (Russian): Гуриды
3. Wikidata: Q199443