Ala al-Din Husayn | |||||
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Sultan al-Muazzam Jahānsūz (world burner) | |||||
Reign | 1149 – 1161 | ||||
Predecessor | Baha al-Din Sam I | ||||
Successor | Sayf al-Din Muhammad | ||||
Born | ? Ghor | ||||
Died | c. 1161 | ||||
Issue | Ala al-Din Atsiz Sayf al-Din Muhammad | ||||
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House | Ghurid dynasty | ||||
Father | Izz al-Din Husayn | ||||
Religion | Sunni Islam |
Ala al-Din Husayn (Persian: علاء الدین حسین) was king of the Ghurid dynasty from 1149 to 1161. He was one of the greatest Ghurid kings, and it was during his reign that the Ghurid dynasty rose to prominence.