Ghurid–Khwarazmian Rivalry

Name: Ghurid–Khwarazmian Rivalry
Start: 1161
End: 1170

Type Event Region Central Asia Time 1161–1170

In the 1160s, the Ghurid dynasty in Afghanistan rose in power under Ala al-Din Husayn and his successors, forming a strategic standoff with the eastw…

Timeline

1161–1165Ghazna · AfghanistanThe Ghurids pushed north from Ghazna, seizing control of the Herat corridor and colliding head-on with the direction of Khwarazmian expansion.
1163–1168Nishapur · KhurasanThe two sides fought back and forth along the Nishapur–Herat line, each winning and losing without either achieving a decisive breakthrough.
1168–1170Southern Khurasan frontier · KhurasanAs warfare subsided, both sides consolidated behind their respective frontier fortresses, occasionally sending envoys to probe for peace negotiations; the standoff continued into the 1170s.

Sources

The Cambridge History of Iran, Vol. 5: The Saljuq and Mongol Periods — J. A. Boyle (ed.) (1968)