Ghūrids

by O'Neal, Michael

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The Ghūrids (or Shansabānīs) were a dynasty of independent Muslim rulers who conquered much of eastern Iran and northern India from the mid-sixth/twelfth century to the beginning of the seventh/thirteenth century. Arising from the mountains of present-day central Afghanistan, they established an immense empire that reshaped the political and cultural boundaries of the eastern Islamic lands and laid the foundations of the Delhi Sultanate. The Ghūrid territories west of the Indus were conquered b…

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The Ghūrids (or Shansabānīs) were a dynasty of independent Muslim rulers who conquered much of eastern Iran and northern India from the mid-sixth/twelfth century to the beginning of the seventh/thirteenth century. Arising from the mountains of present-day central Afghanistan, they established an immense empire that reshaped the political and cultural boundaries of the eastern Islamic lands and laid the foundations of the Delhi Sultanate. The Ghūrid territories west of the Indus were conquered by the Kh v ārazmshāhs shortly before the Mongol irruption. 1. Early Shansabānī

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  • Publisher(s):Brill
  • Language:eng

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  • wc:ALei2155

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eng Islam

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O'Neal, Michael

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