At a glance
- Roles
- Ruler
- Era
- The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks
- Region
- Persia & Central Asia · South Asia
- Identifiers
- Wikidata
- Review
- Draft Completeness 1/5 · Help complete it
Life in time
Overview
Ala al-Din al-Husayn ibn Husayn, king of Ghur, titled "Jihan-suz", one of the rulers of the Ghurid state. He took the kingdom of Ghur after his brother Shuri was killed. 1
His conquests
He seized the mountains of Ghur and the city of Biruzkuh, and gave the khutba there for Sultan Sanjar. He then marched on Ghazna in 547 AH, took it and burned it, to avenge his two brothers whom Bahram Shah had killed. 1
He took Balkh and fought Sultan Sanjar; Sanjar captured him, then clothed him in honour and returned him to Biruzkuh. 1
His end
His two nephews, Ghiyath al-Din and Shihab al-Din, rose against him and fought him until he was defeated. They set him on the throne and then took the power over him. He died in 556 AH, and Ghiyath al-Din took charge of the affair. 1
Connections
- Ruler of
- Ghurid dynasty
- Sibling of
- Suri ibn al-Husayn al-Ghuri
- Fought
- Bahramshah of Ghazna
- Founder of
- Ghurid dynasty
People and things also explored
Suri ibn al-Husayn al-Ghuri· Ghurid dynasty· Khwarazmshah seizes the Ghurid lands in Khurasan· Ghazna
Sources
- Kitab al-Ibar of Ibn Khaldun
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Ala al-Din al-Husayn al-Ghuri (Jahan-Suz)”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/ala-al-din-husayn-ghuri/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-20.