battle, medieval

Battle of Ghazni

Name: Battle of Ghazni
Location: Ghazni, Afghanistan

Battle of Ghazni was a battle fought in 1117 at Ghazni, in what is now Afghanistan. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Ghazni. It was part of the Seljuk–Ghaznavid Wars. The recorded result: Seljuk victory.

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Fought1117

WhereGhazni, Afghanistan33.549N, 68.423E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeSeljuk victory

BelligerentsGreat Seljuq EmpireagainstGhaznavids

Part ofSeljuk–Ghaznavid Wars

Where it sits in the Seljuk–Ghaznavid Wars

5 placed engagements of the Seljuk–Ghaznavid Wars in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date	1117 (year precision)
Place	Ghazni, Afghanistan 33.549N, 68.423E
Kind	Battle, medieval
Commanders	Ahmad Sanjar	Arslan-Shah of Ghazna

Placed at Ghazni; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Siege of Ghazni 1222, 3.8 km N
Battle for Hill 3234 1988, 85 km E
Siege of Urgun 1983, 99 km SE
Battle of Charasiab 1879, 117 km NE
Second Battle of Charasiab 1880, 117 km NE

In the same war

Before: Battle of Dandanaqan 23 May 1040
All 5 engagements of Seljuk–Ghaznavid Wars

Elsewhere in 1117

Siege of Coimbra Portugal
Siege of Morella Spain

Battle of Ghazni is one of 438 engagements of the 12th century in the atlas and one of 74 in present-day Afghanistan.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q16207166, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Ghazni (1117), revision 1370441535, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.