Ghaznavid–Seljuk Frontier Conflicts in the 1060s

Timeline

1. 1061–1062Eastern Khurasan · KhurasanUnder Ibrahim ibn Mas'ud, the Ghaznavid dynasty contracted south of the Hindu Kush while the Seljuks controlled the Khurasan core; the two faced off at strategic points such as Ghur and Herat, with frontier conflict persisting at low intensity.
2. 1063–1070Ghur · AfghanistanSeveral years after Alp Arslan succeeded to the throne in 1063, the Seljuks intensified military pressure on the Ghaznavid western frontier; raids and counter-raids repeatedly occurred along the Ghur–Herat line, forcing the Ghaznavids to split their forces between Punjab and the Hindu Kush.