Battle of Ghazni (1151)

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

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.

Ala al-Din Husayn plundered and burnt Ghazni to ground. He slaughtered thousands of civilians and enslaved woman and children. All of Ghazni's buildings were dug out except the tomb of Mahmud of Ghazni.[2]

The tomb of Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni in 1969

Citations

  1. ^ Jaques 2007, p. 392
  2. ^ Srivastava 1971, p. 23

References

  • Jaques, Tony (2007). Dictionary of Battles and Sieges. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-313-33538-9.
  • Srivastava, A. L. (1971). History of India 1000 A D to 1707 A D (3rd ed.). Agra: Shiva Lal Agarwala & Company.


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