| Izz al-Din Husayn | |||||
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| Malik of the Ghurid dynasty | |||||
| Reign | 1100 – 1146 | ||||
| Predecessor | Qutb al-din Hasan | ||||
| Successor | Sayf al-Din Suri | ||||
| Born | Ghor | ||||
| Died | c. 1146 Ghor | ||||
| Issue | Sayf al-Din Suri Shuja al-Din Muhammad Qutb al-Din Muhammad Baha al-Din Sam I Nasir al-Din Muhammad Kharnak Ala al-Din Husayn Fakhr al-Din Masud | ||||
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| House | Ghurid dynasty | ||||
| Father | Qutb al-din Hasan | ||||
| Religion | Sunni Islam | ||||
Izz al-Din Husayn (Persian: عز الدین حسین) was the king of the Ghurid dynasty. He succeeded his father Qutb al-din Hasan in 1100. When Husayn ascended the Ghurid throne, his kingdom was in chaos. However, he managed to restore peace, and strengthen his kingdom. During Husayn's late reign, the Seljuq sultan Ahmad Sanjar invaded his domains, defeated him, and captured him. However, Sanjar later released Husayn in return for sending tribute to him. After Husayn's death in 1146, he was succeeded by his son Sayf al-Din Suri. Husayn also had 6 other sons who later divided the Ghurid kingdom among themselves.[1]