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Baha al-Din Sam of Bamiyan

بهاء الدين سام البامياني

Nephew of both Ghurid sultans and lord of Bamiyan — seized Balkh in 594 on its tribute-lord's death, cut the Qara Khitai's yearly payment and raised the khutba for Ghiyath al-Din 1.

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Ruler · military
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The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks
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Persia & Central Asia
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Baha al-Din Sam ibn Muhammad ibn Mas'ud, nephew of the Ghurid brothers Ghiyath al-Din and Shihab al-Din, and lord of Bamiyan. In 594 AH he took the city of Balkh when its Turkish lord Azih died, and it had been paying tribute every year to the Khata. He cut off the tribute to them and gave the khutba for Ghiyath al-Din. 2

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The Ghurid capture of Balkh from the Qara Khitai (594 AH)

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The Ghurid capture of Balkh from the Qara Khitai (594 AH)

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  1. al-Kamil fi'l-Tarikh of Ibn al-Athir , p. 252
  2. al-Kamil fi'l-Tarikh of Ibn al-Athir , p.252
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The Ghurid capture of Balkh from the Qara Khitai (594 AH)

594: on the death of its Turkish tribute-lord Aziya, Baha al-Din Sam of Bamiyan — nephew of both Ghurid sultans — marched on Balkh, took it, cut the yearly tribute to the Qara Khitai and raised the khutba for Ghiyath al-Din, 'returning it to the lands of Islam'; the Khita's answering expedition under Tayanku crossed the Oxus that winter and broke before the Ghurid army.