Conflict: | Battle of Ghazni |
Date: | 1151 |
Place: | Ghazni, Afghanistan |
Result: | Ghurid victory |
Combatant1: | Ghurid dynasty |
Combatant2: | Ghaznavids |
Commander1: | Ala al-Din Husayn |
Commander2: | Bahram-Shah of Ghazna |
The Battle of Ghazni was fought in 1151 between the Ghurid army of Ala al-Din Husayn and the army of the Ghaznavid Sultan Bahram-Shah of Ghazna.[1] The Ghurid ruler defeated Bahram-Shah, captured the city, and destroyed it as revenge for the execution of his brother Quṭb ud-Dīn in 1149.