Atlas of Battles

commander, 7 engagements

Battles of Muhammad of Ghor

Battles of Muhammad of Ghor

ruler of Ghurid Sultanate from 1173 to 1206, 1144 to 1206

Muhammad of Ghor is recorded as a commander at 7 placed engagements in the atlas between 1186 and 1206: 4 battles and 3 sieges across 4 present-day countries, most in Pakistan (2), India (2), Turkmenistan (2). Taken in date order, the sites lie 4,925 km apart end to end, 821 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Ghurid campaigns in India (2).

Siege of GwaliorBattle of JhelumSiege of LahoreBattle of ChandawarBattle of AndkhudBattle of QarasuSiege of GurganjSiege of LahoreBattle of ChandawarBattle of AndkhudBattle of QarasuSiege of GurganjTehranÜrümqiKabulTashkentDubaiNew DelhiKarachiKanpurJaipurMashhad1000 km34.269N, 68.759E
7 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1186: 1 engagements1194: 1 engagements1196: 1 engagements1204: 3 engagements3 in 12041206: 1 engagements11861206
7 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Siege of Lahore, 1186Battle of Chandawar, 1194Siege of Gwalior, 1196Battle of Andkhud, 1204Battle of Qarasu, 1204Siege of Gurganj, 1204Battle of Jhelum, 120611861206
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1186Siege of LahoreLahore, PakistanGhurid victory; Fall of Ghaznavids
1194Battle of ChandawarFirozabad, India629 km SEGhurid victory
1196Siege of GwaliorGwalior, India101 km SGhurid victory
1204Battle of AndkhudAndkhoy, Afghanistan1,716 km NWKhwarazmian victory
1204Battle of QarasuKöneürgenç, Turkmenistan786 km NWGhurid victory
1204Siege of GurganjKöneürgenç, Turkmenistan0 km SWKhwarazmian victory
1206Battle of JhelumJhelum River, Pakistan1,693 km SEGhurid victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, CNG Coins, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.