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Mu'izz ad-Din Muhammad of Ghor

Type Figure Region Ghor Time c. 1149–1206 Also known as Muhammad of Ghor、Shihab ad-Din Muhammad Ghori、穆罕默德·古尔、Muizzuddin Muhammad

Mu'izz ad-Din Muhammad was sultan of Ghor in the 12th–13th century and the driving force behind the Ghorid dynasty's military expansion, born c.…

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  1. c. 1149–1173Ghor · GhorMu'izz ad-Din and his brother Ghiyas ad-Din jointly overthrew Ghaznavid remnants, establishing Ghorid control over Herat, Ghazni and elsewhere. He himself was renowned for military talent, accumulating strength for later Indian campaigns.
  2. 1175–1190Punjab · PunjabFrom 1175 Mu'izz ad-Din repeatedly led Ghorid armies into northwestern India, clashing with Ghaznavid remnants and Rajput princes. In the 1180s he established forward bases in Punjab, preparing for the decisive campaigns against Prithviraj in the 1190s.
  3. 1191–1206Delhi · DelhiAfter retreating from the first Battle of Tarain in 1191, he won a great victory in 1192, capturing and killing Prithviraj; in 1194 he defeated Jayachandra at Chandawar. Thereafter Mu'izz ad-Din entrusted Indian affairs to generals like Aibak, himself mainly active on the Afghan-Persian frontier, and was assassinated in 1206.

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