List of battles involving the Ghurid dynasty

This is an incomplete list of battles fought by the Ghurids.

Afghanistan Turkmenistan Uzbekistan India/Pakistan Iran (Color legend for the location of the battle) YearNameLocationGhurid commanderOpponentVictor1011Ghaznavid invasion of GhurGhurMuhammad ibn SuriMahmud of Ghazni (Ghaznavids)GhaznavidsEliot and Dowson, The History of India, as Told by Its Own Historians, Vol.2, 286.1107-1108Seljuq invasion of GhurIzz al-Din HusaynAhmad Sanjar (Seljuq Empire)Seljuq EmpireHistory of Civilizations of Central Asia, C.E. Bosworth, M.S. Asimov, p. 185.Ghurids, C.E. Bosworth, Encyclopedia of Islam, Vol.2, ed. Bernard Lewis, C. Pellat and J. Schacht, (E.J.Brill, 1991), 1100.11481st Battle of GhazniGhazniSayf al-Din SuriBahram-Shah of Ghazna (Ghaznavids)GhuridsC.E. Bosworth, The Later Ghaznavids, 113-114.1149Battle of Sang-i SurakhNear upper part of the Helmand RiverGhaznavids11512nd Battle of GhazniGhazniAla al-Din HusaynGhuridsJaques 2007, p. 3921152Battle of NabNear HeratAla al-Din HusaynAli ChatriAhmad Sanjar (Seljuq Empire)Seljuq Empire1163Battle of Ragh-i ZarBetween Firuzkuh and HeratGhiyas ad-Din GhoriMuhammad of GhorFakhr al-Din MasudTaj al-Din YildizGhiyas ad-Din Ghori becomes victorious and suppresses the revolt.The Iranian World, C.E. Bosworth, The Cambridge History of Iran, Vol. 5, ed. J. A. Boyle, John Andrew Boyle, (Cambridge University Press, 1968), 163.11733rd Battle of GhazniGhazniMuhammad of GhorOghuz ruler of GhazniGhurids1175Battle of MultanMultanMuhammad of Ghor Khafif (Qarmatians)GhuridsAndre Wink, Al-Hind: The Making of the Indo-Islamic World, Vol. 2, 244.1175Battle of HeratHeratGhiyas ad-Din GhoriBaha al-Din Toghril (Seljuq Empire)Ghurids 1176 Siege of Uch Uch Muhammad of Ghor Bhatis or Qarmatians Ghurids1178Battle of KasahradaNorth-east of AnhilwaraMuhammad of GhorMularaja II (Chaulukya dynasty)Rajputs1183Soomra–Ghurid WarDebal and JacobabadSamsudulah Dodo (Soomra Dynasty)Soomras 1185 Siege of Sialkot Sialkot Husain Kharmil (Ghurid general) Khusrau Malik (Ghaznavids) Ghurids1186Siege of Lahore (1186)LahoreMuhammad of GhorKhusrau Malik (Ghaznavids)GhuridsGhaznavids, C.E. Bosworth, Encyclopedia Iranica1190Battle of MervMervGhiyas ad-Din GhoriMuhammad of GhorSultan Shah of Khwarezm (Khwarazmians)GhuridsEncyclopedia Iranica, Ghurids, Edmund Bosworth, Online Edition 2007, ()1191First Battle of TarainNear ThanesarMuhammad of GhorPrithviraj Chauhan (Chauhan dynasty)RajputsA Global Chronology of Conflict: From the Ancient World to the Modern Middle East, Vol. I, ed. Spencer C. Tucker, (ABC-CLIO, 2010), 263.1192Second Battle of TarainGhurids1192Battle of BagarBagarQutb ud-Din AibakJatwan (subordinate of Prithviraj Chauhan)Ghurids1193/4Battle of ChandawarChandawarMuhammad of Ghor (Ghurid general)Jaichand of Kannauj (Gahadvala dynasty)Ghurids 1194 Battle of Ajmer Ajmer Qutb al-Din Aibak HarirajaJaitra (Chahamana) Ghurids 1197 Battle of Kasahrada (1197) Mount Abu Bhima II (Chaulukya dynasty) Ghurids 1197 Siege of Gwalior (1196) Gwalior Qutb al-Din AibakBahauddin Tughril Sulakshanapala (Parihar Rajputs) Ghurids 1196 Siege of Bayana Bayana Muhammad of Ghor Kumarpala (Jadauns) Ghurids1200/1Battle of NishapurNishapurGhiyas ad-Din GhoriMuhammad of GhorMuhammad II of Khwarezm (Khwarazmians)GhuridsAhmad Hasan Dani et al. History of civilizations of Central Asia, vol. IV, Delhi, Motilal Banarsidass Pub. (1999) , p182Enc. Islam, article: Muhammad, Mu'izz al-Din 1203 Siege of Kalinjar Kalinjar Qutb-ud-din AibakIltutmish Paramardi (Chandelas of Jejakabhukti) Ghurids 1203 Ghurid conquest of Bengal Nabadwip Bakhtiyar Khalji Lakshmana Sena (Sena Dynasty) Ghurids1204Battle of AndkhudBanks of the Oxus RiverMuhammad of GhorMuhammad II of Khwarezm (Khwarazmians)Qara Khitai1205 February–MarchRevolt of KhokarsBetween Lahore and MultanMuhammad of GhorKhokars chiefsGhuridsMichel Biran, The Empire of the Qara Khitai in Eurasian History, (Cambridge University Press, 2005), 70.

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