Ghiyath al-Din Mahmud al-Ghuri killed

قتل غياث الدين محمود الغوري

c. 1208 CE · 605 AH

Ghazna

Ghiyath al-Din Mahmud of Ghur was killed and the Ghurid realm fell into disorder until the Khwarazmians took most of it 1.

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1190120012101220 c.
The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks · The Mongol and Post-Mongol Era

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Ghazna

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Summary

Ghiyath al-Din Mahmud ibn Ghiyath al-Din, lord of Ghur, was killed. After him the realm of the Ghurids fell into disorder, until the Khwarazmians took most of their lands. 1

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al-Duz takes Ghazna· death of Ghiyath al-Din, king of Ghur· Ghiyath al-Din al-Ghuri quits the Karramiyya· Khwarazmshah takes Ghazna and its dependencies· Maḥmūd takes al-Bīrūnī to Ghazna· The Masʿūdic Canon dedicated· The book on India composed· Al-Biruni, Muhammad ibn Ahmad

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  1. al-Kamil fi'l-Tarikh of Ibn al-Athir , p. 337
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