Battle of Ghazni | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Ghurid Dynasty | Ghaznavids | ||||||
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Sayf al-Din Suri | Bahram-Shah of Ghazna |
The Battle of Ghazni was fought in 1148 between the Ghurid army of Sayf al-Din Suri and the army of the Ghaznavid Sultan Bahram-Shah of Ghazna. The Ghurid ruler defeated Bahram-Shah and took the city while Bahram-Shah fled to India.
Bahram-Shah returned the next year and defeated and killed Sayf al-Din Suri and retaking Ghazni.