Political history of the State of the Ghurids

The Ghurids is an Islamic state established in the mountainous region between Afghanistan and Herat in the second half of XII century and early XIII century. Information about the origin of this state is unclear. There are assumptions that they may be of Turkish, Arabic and Persian origin. Although the presence of the Ghur dynasty in the region dates back to the beginning of the X. century, the nationa-lization process begins after the second half of the XI. century. Between 400-552/1010-1157, the The Ghurids were first subject to the Ghaznavids and then to the Seljuks. It gained state independence during the reign of Sultan Alaeddin Hussein (552/1157). Having gone through an ascension period during the reign of Sultan Gı-yasüddin Abu'l-Fath Muhammad, the Ghurids managed to dominate the areas from the Khorasan region to the extremities of North India. The throne fights that occurred after Sultan Muizzüddin Muhammad's death in 602/1206 caused the state to wear out. As a result, Khwarazmshahs ended the Ghurids in 612/1216 and captured their lands.