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Ghurid Sultanate
AD 1163 - 1215

The Ghurids were conquered by the Ghaznavids and converted to Islam in the eleventh century. In 1149 Adauddin Hussein turned the tables and sacked the city of Ghazni, ending Ghaznavid rule.

1149

The Ghaznavid emirate is brought to an end when Ghazni is captured by the Ghurid Moslems. Ghaznavid power continues in northern India alone, with them ruling from Lahore.

1163 - 1203

Ghiyathuddin Mohammed II

In Ghur.

1173 - 1206

Shihabuddin Mohammed III

In Ghazna.

1186

The Ghaznavidsd in Lahore are conquered by the Ghurids, who also gain the Punjab of the Pallavas.

1206

The Delhi Sultanate takes Lahore.

1206 - 1212

Ghiyathuddin Mahmud

1212 - 1213

Bahauddin Sam II

1213 - 1214

Alauddin Atsiz

1214 - 1215

Alauddin Mohammed IV

1215

The Ghurids are displaced in Afghanistan by the Khwarazm Shahs. The remaining Ghurid territories in northern India are taken over by the Delhi Sultanate which also gains the Punjab of the former Pallavas.