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Mu'izz al-Din Muhammad ibn Sam (Persian: معز الدین محمد بن سام, romanized: Muʿizz al-Dīn Muḥammad ibn Sām; c. 1144 – 15 March 1206), also known as Muhammad of Ghor or Muhammad Ghori, was a ruler from the Ghurid dynasty based in the Ghor region of what is today central Afghanistan who ruled from 1173 to 1206.
In the Second Battle of Tarain (1192), Prithviraj Chauhan fell for Muhammad Ghori's diplomatic deception, accepting a truce. However, Ghori exploited the opportunity, launching a surprise attack before sunrise, leading to Prithviraj's defeat and Ghori's decisive victory [ 57 ] after the final assault by their contingent of 10,000 mounted ...
The Ghorids captured Ghazni in 1150, and Mu'izz al-Din (also known as Muhammad of Ghori) captured the last Ghaznavid stronghold at Lahore in 1187. Despite Mahmud's remarkable abilities as a military commander, he failed to consolidate his empire's conquests with subtle authority.
The Ghurid dynasty (also spelled Ghorids; Persian: دودمان غوریان, romanized: Dudmân-e Ğurīyân; self-designation: شنسبانی, Šansabānī) was a Persianate dynasty of eastern Iranian Tajik origin, which ruled from the 8th-century in the region of Ghor, and became an Empire from 1175 to 1215. [17]
Ghiyath al-Din Muhammad (Persian: غیاث الدین محمد بن سام), also known as Ghiyath al-Din Ghori or Ghiyassuddin Ghori born, Muhammad (c. 1140–1203, r. 1163–1203 ), was the Sultan of the Ghurid dynasty .
Ghiyas ad-Din Ghori Muhammad of Ghor: Fakhr al-Din Masud Taj al-Din Yildiz: Ghiyas ad-Din Ghori becomes victorious and suppresses the revolt. [6] 1173 3rd Battle of Ghazni Ghazni: Muhammad of Ghor: Oghuz ruler of Ghazni Ghurids 1175 Battle of Multan Multan: Muhammad of Ghor: Khafif [7] Ghurids [8] 1175 Battle of Herat Herat: Ghiyas ad-Din Ghori
In 997, Mahmud ascended the throne at Ghazni, a successor to Sabuktigin, Mahmud started to vigorously expand his domain, and vowed to invade India every year until the northern lands were his. [1] In 1001 he arrived at Peshawar with a select group of 15,000 cavalry, and a large corps of ghazis and Afghans . [ 2 ]
Like his predecessor, Mahmud of Ghazni, Muhammad of Ghor first took, in 1178, the Ismaili Multan sultans in northern Sindh, which had regained independence from Ghaznavid rule. [30] Muhammad Ghori as a part of his campaigns to conquer north India, again massacred them. [31]