Seljuk Raids on Ghaznavid Khorasan in the 1060s

Name: Seljuk Raids on Ghaznavid Khorasan in the 1060s
Start: 1061
End: 1070

Type Event Region Central Asia Time 1061–1070

In the 1060s Seljuk cavalry repeatedly penetrated eastern Khorasan and the northern Hindu Kush foothills still held by the Ghaznavids, raiding towns,…

Timeline

1063–1066Nishapur · KhorasanAfter Alp Arslan's accession, Seljuk subject tribes launched seasonal raids against eastern Khorasan towns still under Ghaznavid influence, destroying farmland and postal relay stations and forcing local strongmen to pay double tribute to both Ghaznavids and Seljuks for self-preservation.
1067–1070Herat · AfghanistanGhaznavid Sultan Ibrahim ibn Masud sent troops to reinforce the Herat and Ghur line, partially recovering raided positions, but failed to fundamentally reverse Seljuk strategic advantage in Khorasan; raiding and standoff continued into the 1070s.

Sources

The Cambridge History of Iran, Vol. 5: The Saljuq and Mongol Periods (preliminary chapters)