Ghurid Dynasty

Ghurid Dynasty

The Ghurids or Ghorids (Persian: سلسله غوریان‎; self-designation: Shansabānī) were a native Sunni Muslim dynasty, possibly eastern Iranian Tajiks, which established rule over parts of modern day Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan from 1148 to 1215. The dynasty succeeded the Ghaznavid Empire. Their empire was centered in Ghor Province, in the heartland of what is now Afghanistan. It encompassed Khorasan in the West and reached in the East to northern India, as far as Delhi. Their first capital was Fīrūzkūh in Ghor, which was later replaced by Herat while Ghazni and Lahore were used as additional capitals, especially during the winter seasons. They are known as patrons of Persianate culture and heritage.

The Ghurids were succeeded in Persia by the Khwārazm-Shāh dynasty and in northern India by the Mamluk dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate.

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