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Ghurid conquest of Khorasan

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Ghurid campaigns in khorasan
Part of Ghurid conquests
Date1200-1201
Location
Present day Iran,Turkmanistan and Afghanistan
Result Ghurid victory
Territorial
changes
Expansion of Ghurid Empire as far as gorgan
Belligerents
Ghurid Empire Khwarazmian Empire
Commanders and leaders
Ghiyath al-Din Muhammad
Muhammad of Ghor
Muhammad II

Ghurid conquest of khorasan was a successive battle between Ghurids empire and the Khwarazmian Empire which took place in Khorasan 1200-1201.[1] After the death of Ala al-Din Tekish in 1200,his son Muhammad II of Khwarazm succeed him , Ghiyas al-Din Ghori asked his brother Muhammad of Ghor from India to attack the land of khwarazmians Muhammad of Ghor came from India with a lot of troops including elephants[2],Ghurid troops entered Khorasan and captured Nishapur,Merv,Sarakhs and Tus reaching as far as Gorgan and Bistam.[3] kuhistan, a stronghold of Isma'ilis was plundered and all khorasan was brought under Ghurid control.[3]

References

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  1. ^ History of civilizations of Central Asia: The Age of Achievement: A.D. 750 to the End of the Fifteenth Century. UNESCO Publishing. December 31, 1998. ISBN 978-92-3-103467-1 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ Jackson, Peter (May 31, 2023). Studies on the Mongol Empire and Early Muslim India. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1-000-94745-8 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ a b Fisher, William Bayne; Boyle, J. A. (September 4, 1968). The Cambridge History of Iran. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-06936-6 – via Google Books.

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