Battle of Ghazni (1151)

The Battle of Ghazni was fought in 1151 between the Ghurid army of Ala al-Din Husayn and the army of the Ghaznavid Sultan Bahram-Shah of Ghazna.^[1] The Ghurid ruler defeated Bahram-Shah, captured the city, and destroyed it as revenge for the execution of his brother Quṭb ud-Dīn in 1149.^{[citation needed]}

Date1151

Location

Ghazni, Afghanistan

Result Ghurid victory

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Battle of Ghazni
Date 1151 Location Ghazni, Afghanistan Result Ghurid victory
Belligerents
Ghurid dynasty	Ghaznavids
Commanders and leaders
Ala al-Din Husayn	Bahram-Shah of Ghazna

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Ala al-Din Husayn plundered and burnt Ghazni to ground. He slaughtered thousands of civilians and enslaved woman and children. All of Ghazni's buildings were dug out except the tomb of Mahmud of Ghazni.^[2]

The tomb of Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni in 1969