Ghaznavid conquest of Ghur (1011)

Name: Ghaznavid conquest of Ghur (1011)
Start: 1011

Type Event Region Afghanistan Time 1011

In 1011 CE Ghaznavid Sultan Mahmud (Mahmud of Ghazni) conquered the Ghur region, defeating local Ghurid rulers and incorporating this strategic area …

Timeline

1011Ghazni · AfghanistanTo eliminate threats in the eastern highlands and control the routes to the Indian subcontinent, Ghaznavid Sultan Mahmud decided to personally lead a large army against the not-yet-submissive Ghur region.
1011Ghur highlands · AfghanistanGhaznavid forces invaded the Ghur mountains, defeated local rulers, burned fortresses, and forced Ghurid princes into vassalage and tribute; after the conquest Ghaznavid military presence was established on both flanks of the Hindu Kush.
1011–1012Ghur · AfghanistanGhur was brought under Ghaznavid suzerainty; local nobles retained some autonomy but owed tribute. This conquest marked one peak of Ghaznavid power, while the Ghurid tribes accumulated strength for a later revival even in subjection.

Sources

The History of India as Told by Its Own Historians, Vol. II — Henry Miers Elliot; John Dowson (1867)
Encyclopaedia of Islam, Second Edition: Ghazna https://referenceworks.brillonline.com/