Sultan Shahab-ud-Din Muhammad Ghori

Sultan Shahab-ud-Din Muhammad Ghori

Shahab uddun muhammad ghori
Sultan Shahab-ud-Din  born in 1162, Muhammad is often referred to as Muizzuddin Muhammad Bin Sam. He was son of Sultan Bahaudin, Suri of Ghure and Ghiasuddin's younger brother. Muhammad Ghori was the next foreign conqueror to enter India after Mahmud of Ghazni. He belonged to the Afghan Ghorid dynasty that succeeded the Ghaznavids. He was the first Turkish invader of India following Mahmood Ghaznovi's passing; this occurred after a lengthy interval of 150 years. His slave Qutb-ud-Din Aibak founded the first Turkish authority in India, and he set the groundwork for Muslim dominance there.

Until his death in 1202 AD, he remained devoted to his older brother Ghiyas-ud-Din and supported him in his assaults. Since there were powerful empires at the time in Afghanistan's west, Muhammad Ghori switched his focus eastward. The Muslim states of Multan and the citadel of Ouch were the targets of Shahab-ud-Din Ghori's early incursions. He effectively overthrew the Ghaznavid Empire in 1181 by attacking Lahore, giving him control of the remaining lands. In 1191, he engaged King Prithviraj Chauhan, the most powerful raja in India, in the first battle of Tarain. Raja Prithviraj was defeated by Ghori at the second battle of Tarain in 1192, and the win allowed Ghori to advance Muslim control in India.

Ghiys-ud-successor din's established the Ghori dynasty's power in Afghanistan after his death. They lost a lot of support from the locals as a result of the high taxes they imposed. Since India was the richest surrounding country, this compelled Muhammad Ghori to look for other money sources and turned his focus there.

Ghori was required to go to Lahore in 1206 to put down a rebellion. His caravan stopped in Damik in the Jhelum area of Punjab province in contemporary Pakistan as he travelled back to Ghazni. A small group of Hindu Khokars killed him while he was saying his evening prayers. There were 22 wounds on his body from the murderer's savage killing technique. Ghori was buried where he fell, as per his desires.

Shahab-ud-Din Ghori began their dynastic authority in 1173 AD, putting an end to the Ghaznavid Empire. Despite having Turkish slaves, he ruled without a son to take his place. His slaves divided up his Empire after his assassination. Qutb-ud-Din Aibek, his most well-known slave, founded the Sultanat of Delhi and rose to the position of Sultan in 1206. Nasir-ud-Din Qabacha took control of Multan in 1210 AD. Tajuddin Yildoz took over as the city's ruler.

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