| Battle of Ghazni | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Ghurid Dynasty | Ghaznavids | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Saif-ud-din of Ghor | Bahram-Shah of Ghazna | ||||||
The Battle of Ghazni was fought in 1148 between the Ghurid army of Saif-ud-din of Ghor 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.[1]
Bahram-Shah returned the next year and defeated and killed Saif-ud-din and retaking Ghazni.[1]
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- Jaques, Tony (2007). Dictionary of Battles and Sieges. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-313-33538-9. http://books.google.co.ve/books?id=Dh6jydKXikoC.
The original article can be found at Battle of Ghazni (1148) and the edit history here.