Battle of Ghazni (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.[1] 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.

Battle of Ghazni
Date1151
Location
Result Ghurid victory
Belligerents
Ghurid Dynasty Ghaznavids
Commanders and leaders
Ala al-Din Husayn Bahram-Shah of Ghazna

Notes

  1. Jaques 2007, p. 392
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References

  • Jaques, Tony (2007). Dictionary of Battles and Sieges. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-313-33538-9.


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