Muhammad of Ghor

Sultan Shahāb-ud-Din Muhammad Ghori (also spelled Ghauri, Ghouri), originally called Mu'izzuddīn Muḥammad Bin Sām (and also referred to by Orientalists as Muhammad of Ghor) (1150 – March 15, 1206), is one of the rulers of the Ghurid dynasty who reigns over a territory spanning present-day Afghanistan, Pakistan and northern India.

Shahabuddin takes the city of Ghazni in 1173 and uses it as a launching-pad for expansion into northern India.

In the meantime, he assists his brother Ghiyasuddin in his contest with the Khwarezmid Empire for the lordship of Khorāsān in Western Asian.

Shahabuddin captures Multan and Uch in 1175, and annexes the Ghaznavid principality of Lahore in 1186.

After the death of his brother Ghiyas-ud-Din in 1202, he becomes the successor of the Ghurid Empire and rules until his assassination in 1206.

A confused struggle then ensues among the remaining Ghūrid leaders, and the Khwarezmids are able to take over the Ghūrids' empire in about 1215.

Though the Ghūrids' empire is short-lived, Shahabuddin Ghori's conquests strengthen the foundations of Muslim rule in India.

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