What the records say
- When
- 1151
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 33.55° N, 68.42° E
- Description
- battle in 1151
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Battle of Ghazni (1151)
Battle between Ghaznavids and Ghurids in 1151
The Battle of Ghazni was fought in 1151 between the Ghurid army of Ala al-Din Husayn and the army of the Ghaznavid Sultan Bahram-Shah of Ghazna. The Ghurid ruler defeated Bahram-Shah, captured the city, and destroyed it as revenge for the execution of his brother Quṭb ud-Dīn in 1149.
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- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “After the Battle of Ghazni, the city is burned by the Prince of Ghur”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page