India/Pakistan | Turkmenistan | Afghanistan | Iran |
( Color legend for the location of the battle )
Year | Name | Location | Ghaznavid commander | Opponent | Victor |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
988 | 1st Battle of Laghman | near Laghman | Sabuktigin | Jayapala( Kabul Shahi) | Ghaznavids [1] |
991 | 2nd Battle of Laghman | near Laghman | Sabuktigin | Jayapala( Kabul Shahi) | Ghaznavids [2] |
994 | Battle of Herat | near Herat | Sabuktigin | Abu Ali Simjuri( Simjurids) | Ghaznavids(Sabuktigin is appointed Amir of Khurasan, Balkh and Herat) [3] |
998 | 1st Battle of Ghazni | Ghazni | Ismail of Ghazni (Amir of Ghazna) | Mahmud | Mahmud of Ghazna is made Amir of Ghazna. [4] |
1001 | Battle of Peshawar | Peshawar | Mahmud of Ghazni | Jayapala( Kabul Shahi) | Ghaznavids [5] |
1005-6 | Siege of Multan | Multan | Mahmud of Ghazni | Fateh Daud | Ghaznavids [6] |
1008 | Battle of Balkh | Balkh | Mahmud of Ghazni | Ahmad Arslan Qara Khan(Kara-Khanids) | Ghaznavids [7] [8] |
1009 | Battle of Ohind | Ohind | Mahmud of Ghazni | Anandapala(Kabul Shahi) | Ghaznavids [9] |
1027 | Battle of the Indus River | Mahmud of Ghazni | Jats | Ghaznavids [10] | |
1033 | Siege of Sarsawa | near Saharanpur | Mas'ud I of Ghazni | Mas'ud I [11] | |
1035 | Battle of Nasa Plains | Tabaristan | Begtoghdi(Ghaznavid chamberlain) | Chaghri Beg(Seljuq Turks) | Seljuq Turks [12] |
1037 | Siege of Hansi | near Delhi [13] | Mas'ud I of Ghazni | Mas'ud I [14] | |
1038 | Battle of Sarakhs | Sarakhs | Ghaznavid governor of Khurasan | Tughril(Seljuq Turks) | Seljuq Turks [15] |
1038 | Battle of Rey | Rey | 'Ala al-Dawla Muhammad(Kakuyids) | Kakuyid dynasty [16] | |
1040 | Battle of Dandanaqan | near Merv | Mas'ud I of Ghazni | Chaghri Beg, Tughril(Seljuq Turks) | Seljuq Turks [17] |
November 1040 | Siege of Zaranj | Zaranj | Abu l-Fadl(Ghaznavid commander) | Ertash(Seljuq Turks) | Abu l-Fadl joined Seljuq Turks and Zaranj was occupied. [18] |
19 March 1041 | Battle of Nangrahar | near Jalalabad | Muhammad(second son of Mahmud) | Maw'dud(eldest son of Masud) | Maw'dud defeats Mohammad and gains Ghaznavid throne. [19] |
1043-44 | Tokharistan | Maw'dud | Alp Arslan(Seljuq Turks) | Seljuq Turks [20] | |
1045-6 | near Zaranj | Ertash(Seljuq Turks) | Ghaznavids [21] | ||
1051 | Battle of Hupyan | Hupyan | Toghrul of Ghazna | Alp Arslan | Ghaznavids [22] |
1051 | Siege of Taq | Sistan | Toghrul of Ghazna(slave general) | Kotwal Hilal Daraqi( Saffarids) | Saffarids retain Taq [23] |
1116 | Battle of Tiginabad | Tiginabad(near Kandahar) [24] | Arslan Shah (Sultan of Ghaznavid Empire) | Bahram-Shah | Arslan Shah [25] |
1117 | 2nd Battle of Ghazni | plain of Shahrabad, near Ghazni [26] | Arslan Shah (Sultan of Ghaznavid Empire) |
Ahmad Sanjar Bahram-Shah |
Ahmad Sanjar(Sultan of the Great Seljuq Empire) [27] |
12 May 1149 | Battle of Sang-i Surakh | Near upper part of the Helmand River | Bahram-Shah | Saif ad-Din Suri (Ghurids) | Bahram Shah [28] |
June 1170 | (near Kannauj) | Jayachandra(Gahadvala dynasty) | Gahadvala dynasty [29] | ||
1186 | Siege of Lahore | Lahore | Mu'izz ad-Din Muhammad(Ghurid dynasty) | Ghurid Dynasty [30] |
India/Pakistan | Turkmenistan | Afghanistan | Iran |
( Color legend for the location of the battle )
Year | Name | Location | Ghaznavid commander | Opponent | Victor |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
988 | 1st Battle of Laghman | near Laghman | Sabuktigin | Jayapala( Kabul Shahi) | Ghaznavids [1] |
991 | 2nd Battle of Laghman | near Laghman | Sabuktigin | Jayapala( Kabul Shahi) | Ghaznavids [2] |
994 | Battle of Herat | near Herat | Sabuktigin | Abu Ali Simjuri( Simjurids) | Ghaznavids(Sabuktigin is appointed Amir of Khurasan, Balkh and Herat) [3] |
998 | 1st Battle of Ghazni | Ghazni | Ismail of Ghazni (Amir of Ghazna) | Mahmud | Mahmud of Ghazna is made Amir of Ghazna. [4] |
1001 | Battle of Peshawar | Peshawar | Mahmud of Ghazni | Jayapala( Kabul Shahi) | Ghaznavids [5] |
1005-6 | Siege of Multan | Multan | Mahmud of Ghazni | Fateh Daud | Ghaznavids [6] |
1008 | Battle of Balkh | Balkh | Mahmud of Ghazni | Ahmad Arslan Qara Khan(Kara-Khanids) | Ghaznavids [7] [8] |
1009 | Battle of Ohind | Ohind | Mahmud of Ghazni | Anandapala(Kabul Shahi) | Ghaznavids [9] |
1027 | Battle of the Indus River | Mahmud of Ghazni | Jats | Ghaznavids [10] | |
1033 | Siege of Sarsawa | near Saharanpur | Mas'ud I of Ghazni | Mas'ud I [11] | |
1035 | Battle of Nasa Plains | Tabaristan | Begtoghdi(Ghaznavid chamberlain) | Chaghri Beg(Seljuq Turks) | Seljuq Turks [12] |
1037 | Siege of Hansi | near Delhi [13] | Mas'ud I of Ghazni | Mas'ud I [14] | |
1038 | Battle of Sarakhs | Sarakhs | Ghaznavid governor of Khurasan | Tughril(Seljuq Turks) | Seljuq Turks [15] |
1038 | Battle of Rey | Rey | 'Ala al-Dawla Muhammad(Kakuyids) | Kakuyid dynasty [16] | |
1040 | Battle of Dandanaqan | near Merv | Mas'ud I of Ghazni | Chaghri Beg, Tughril(Seljuq Turks) | Seljuq Turks [17] |
November 1040 | Siege of Zaranj | Zaranj | Abu l-Fadl(Ghaznavid commander) | Ertash(Seljuq Turks) | Abu l-Fadl joined Seljuq Turks and Zaranj was occupied. [18] |
19 March 1041 | Battle of Nangrahar | near Jalalabad | Muhammad(second son of Mahmud) | Maw'dud(eldest son of Masud) | Maw'dud defeats Mohammad and gains Ghaznavid throne. [19] |
1043-44 | Tokharistan | Maw'dud | Alp Arslan(Seljuq Turks) | Seljuq Turks [20] | |
1045-6 | near Zaranj | Ertash(Seljuq Turks) | Ghaznavids [21] | ||
1051 | Battle of Hupyan | Hupyan | Toghrul of Ghazna | Alp Arslan | Ghaznavids [22] |
1051 | Siege of Taq | Sistan | Toghrul of Ghazna(slave general) | Kotwal Hilal Daraqi( Saffarids) | Saffarids retain Taq [23] |
1116 | Battle of Tiginabad | Tiginabad(near Kandahar) [24] | Arslan Shah (Sultan of Ghaznavid Empire) | Bahram-Shah | Arslan Shah [25] |
1117 | 2nd Battle of Ghazni | plain of Shahrabad, near Ghazni [26] | Arslan Shah (Sultan of Ghaznavid Empire) |
Ahmad Sanjar Bahram-Shah |
Ahmad Sanjar(Sultan of the Great Seljuq Empire) [27] |
12 May 1149 | Battle of Sang-i Surakh | Near upper part of the Helmand River | Bahram-Shah | Saif ad-Din Suri (Ghurids) | Bahram Shah [28] |
June 1170 | (near Kannauj) | Jayachandra(Gahadvala dynasty) | Gahadvala dynasty [29] | ||
1186 | Siege of Lahore | Lahore | Mu'izz ad-Din Muhammad(Ghurid dynasty) | Ghurid Dynasty [30] |