5 Points About Mahammad Ghori.
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● Shihab al-Din popularly known as Muhammad Ghori was the Muslim ruler who laid the foundation for the subsequent Islamic ruling dynasties of India which saw its pinnacle later in the Mughal Empire .
● He ruled a vast area comprising parts of modern-day Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Iran, Bangladesh, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan together with his elder brother Ghiyath al-Din Muhammad which widely came to be known as the Ghurid or Ghorid Empire.
● Muhammad Ghori was of Persian origin, however, his exact ethnicity is still debated.
● He is undoubtedly one of the greatest generals of Islamic and Indian history.
Though he was defeated in many battles, notably by Chahamana ruler Prithviraj III in the First Battle of Tarain in 1191 CE, by Gujrati Chalukya ruler Mularaja II c. 1178 CE and by the rulers of the Khwarazm Empire, he never gave up his conquest and established a vast empire
●His main objective was to annex more provinces, and as a shrewd general, he used his religion whenever it became necessary to inspire his forces.