List of battles involving the Ghurid dynasty

This is an incomplete list of battles fought by the Ghurids.

Afghanistan | Turkmenistan | Uzbekistan | India/Pakistan | Iran

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Year  | Name  | Location  | Ghurid commander  | Opponent  | Victor

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1011  | Ghaznavid invasion of Ghur  | Ghur | Muhammad ibn Suri | Mahmud of Ghazni(Ghaznavids)  | Ghaznavids[1]
1107-1108  | Seljuq invasion of Ghur  | Ghur | Izz al-Din Husayn | Ahmad Sanjar(Seljuq Empire)  | Seljuq Empire[2][3]
1148  | 1st Battle of Ghazni | Ghazni | Sayf al-Din Suri | Bahram-Shah of Ghazna(Ghaznavids)  | Ghurids[4]
1149  | Battle of Sang-i Surakh  | Near upper part of the Helmand River | Sayf al-Din Suri | Bahram-Shah of Ghazna(Ghaznavids)  | Ghaznavids
1151  | 2nd Battle of Ghazni | Ghazni | Ala al-Din Husayn | Bahram-Shah of Ghazna(Ghaznavids)  | Ghurids[5]
1152  | Battle of Nab  | Near Herat | Ala al-Din Husayn
Ali Chatri  | Ahmad Sanjar(Seljuq Empire)  | Seljuq Empire[3]
1163  | Battle of Ragh-i Zar  | Between Firuzkuh and Herat | Ghiyas ad-Din Ghori
Muhammad of Ghor | Fakhr al-Din Masud
Tadj al-Din Yildiz  | Ghiyas ad-Din Ghori becomes victorious and suppresses the revolt.[6]
1173  | 3rd Battle of Ghazni  | Ghazni | Muhammad of Ghor | Oghuz ruler of Ghazni  | Ghurids
1175  | Battle of Multan  | Multan | Muhammad of Ghor | Khafif (Qarmatians)[7] | Ghurids[8]
1175  | Battle of Herat  | Herat | Ghiyas ad-Din Ghori | Baha al-Din Toghril(Seljuq Empire)  | Ghurids[6]
1176  | Siege of Uch | Uch | Muhammad of Ghor | Bhatis or Qarmatians | Ghurids[9]
1178  | Battle of Kasahrada | North-east of Anhilwara | Muhammad of Ghor | Mularaja II (Chaulukya dynasty)  | Rajputs
1185  | Siege of Sialkot | Sialkot | Husain Kharmil (Ghurid general)  | Khusrau Malik (Ghaznavids)  | Ghurids [10]
1186  | Siege of Lahore (1186) | Lahore | Muhammad of Ghor | Khusrau Malik(Ghaznavids)  | Ghurids[11]
1192  | Battle of Merv  | Merv | Ghiyas ad-Din Ghori
Muhammad of Ghor | Sultan Shah of Khwarezm(Khwarazmians)  | Ghurids[12]
1191  | First Battle of Tarain | Near Thanesar | Muhammad of Ghor | Prithviraj Chauhan(Chauhan dynasty)  | Rajputs[13]
1192  | Second Battle of Tarain | Near Thanesar | Muhammad of Ghor | Prithviraj Chauhan(Chauhan dynasty)  | Ghurids[13]
1192  | Battle of Bagar | Bagar | Qutb ud-Din Aibak | Jatwan(subordinate of Prithviraj Chauhan)  | Ghurids[14]
1193/4  | Battle of Chandawar | Chandawar | Muhammad of Ghor(Ghurid general)  | Jaichand of Kannauj(Gahadvala dynasty)  | Ghurids[15]
1197  | Battle of Kasahrada (1197) | Mount Abu | Qutb al-Din Aibak | Bhima II (Chaulukya dynasty)  | Ghurids
1197  | Siege of Gwalior (1196) | Gwalior | Qutb al-Din Aibak
Bahauddin Tughril | Sulakshanapala (Parihar Rajputs)  | Ghurids
1196  | Siege of Bayana | Bayana | Muhammad of Ghor | Kumarpala (Jadauns)  | Ghurids[16]
1200/1  | Battle of Nishapur  | Nishapur | Ghiyas ad-Din Ghori
Muhammad of Ghor | Muhammad II of Khwarezm(Khwarazmians)  | Ghurids[17][18]
1203  | Siege of Kalinjar | Kalinjar | Qutb-ud-din Aibak
Iltutmish | Paramardi (Chandelas of Jejakabhukti)  | Ghurids
1203  | Ghurid conquest of Bengal | Nabadwip | Bakhtiyar Khalji | Lakshmana Sena (Sena Dynasty)  | Ghurids
1204  | Battle of Andkhud | Banks of the Oxus River | Muhammad of Ghor | Muhammad II of Khwarezm(Khwarazmians)  | Qara Khitai
1205 February–March  | Revolt of Khokars | Between Lahore and Multan  | Muhammad of Ghor | Khokars chiefs  | Ghurids[19]

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