The Ghurid conquest of Khorasan was a successive battle between Ghurids empire and the Khwarazmian Empire which took place in Khorasan between 1200—1201.[1] After the death of Ala al-Din Tekish in 1200, his son Alā' al-Din Muhammad succeeded him. Upon this, Ghiyath al-Din requested his brother, Muhammad of Ghor, to make preparations from India to attack the Khawarazmians. Muhammad of Ghor arrived from India with a large army, including elephants.[2] Now prepared, Ghiyath al-Din and Muhammad of Ghor entered Khorasan with their army, capturing Nishapur, Merv, Sarakhs, Tus. The Ghurid forces expanded as far as Gorgan and Bistam.[3] Kuhistan, a stronghold of Isma'ilis, was also campaigned against by Muhammad of Ghor, where their holdings were plundered, leading to all of Khorasan being brought under Ghurid control.[3]
| Ghurid campaigns in Khorasan | |||||||||
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| Part of Ghurid conquests | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Ghurid Empire | Khwarazmian Empire | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Ghiyath al-Din Muhammad Muhammad of Ghor | Alā' al-Din Muhammad | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ History of civilizations of Central Asia: The Age of Achievement: A.D. 750 to the End of the Fifteenth Century. UNESCO Publishing. December 31, 1998. ISBN 978-92-3-103467-1 – via Google Books.
- ^ Jackson, Peter (May 31, 2023). Studies on the Mongol Empire and Early Muslim India. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1-000-94745-8 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b Fisher, William Bayne; Boyle, J. A. (September 4, 1968). The Cambridge History of Iran. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-06936-6 – via Google Books.
Further reading
edit- "Tabaqat I Nasiri, Volume 1". January 12, 1881 – via Internet Archive.
- https://en.unesco.org/silkroad/sites/default/files/knowledge-bank-article/vol_IVa%20silk%20road_the%20ghurids.pdf
- The Chronicle of Ibn al-Athir for the Crusading Period from al-Kamil fi'l-Ta'rikh. Part 3: The Years 589–629/1193–1231: The Ayyubids after Saladin and the Mongol Menace
- Richards, D. S. (April 22, 2020). The Chronicle of Ibn al-Athir for the Crusading Period from al-Kamil fi'l-Ta'rikh. Part 3: The Years 589–629/1193–1231: The Ayyubids after Saladin and the Mongol Menace. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-351-89281-0 – via Google Books.