Ghurid conquest of Khorasan

Ghurid campaigns in Khorasan
	Part of Ghurid conquests
Date	1200—1201
Location	Present day Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, and Iran
Result	Ghurid victory
Territorial; changes	Expansion of Ghurid Empire as far as Gorgan
Belligerents
Ghurid Empire	Khwarazmian Empire
Commanders and leaders
Ghiyath al-Din Muhammad ; Muhammad of Ghor	Alā' al-Din Muhammad

The Ghurid conquest of Khorasan was a successive battle between Ghurids empire and the Khwarazmian Empire which took place in Khorasan between 1200—1201.^[1] After the death of Ala al-Din Tekish in 1200, his son Alā' al-Din Muhammad succeeded him. Upon this, Ghiyath al-Din requested his brother, Muhammad of Ghor, to make preparations from India to attack the Khawarazmians. Muhammad of Ghor arrived from India with a large army, including elephants.^[2] Now prepared, Ghiyath al-Din and Muhammad of Ghor entered Khorasan with their army, capturing Nishapur, Merv, Sarakhs, Tus. The Ghurid forces expanded as far as Gorgan and Bistam.^[3] Kuhistan, a stronghold of Isma'ilis, was also campaigned against by Muhammad of Ghor, where their holdings were plundered, leading to all of Khorasan being brought under Ghurid control.^[3]

^ History of civilizations of Central Asia: The Age of Achievement: A.D. 750 to the End of the Fifteenth Century. UNESCO Publishing. December 31, 1998. ISBN 978-92-3-103467-1 – via Google Books.
^ Jackson, Peter (May 31, 2023). Studies on the Mongol Empire and Early Muslim India. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1-000-94745-8 – via Google Books.
^ ^a ^b Fisher, William Bayne; Boyle, J. A. (September 4, 1968). The Cambridge History of Iran. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-06936-6 – via Google Books.

[1] History of civilizations of Central Asia: The Age of Achievement: A.D. 750 to the End of the Fifteenth Century. UNESCO Publishing. December 31, 1998. ISBN 978-92-3-103467-1 – via Google Books.

[2] Jackson, Peter (May 31, 2023). Studies on the Mongol Empire and Early Muslim India. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1-000-94745-8 – via Google Books.

[Fisher-3] Fisher, William Bayne; Boyle, J. A. (September 4, 1968). The Cambridge History of Iran. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-06936-6 – via Google Books.

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