Ghurid army

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The Ghurid army was the military force of the Ghurid dynasty, a medieval Islamic power from the region of Ghor in present-day Afghanistan that expanded into large parts of the Indian subcontinent.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf medieval army
military organization
composition Indian auxiliaries
Iranian troops
Turkic slave soldiers
archers
cavalry
ghulam slave soldiers
heavy cavalry
infantry
light cavalry
local Afghan levies
mounted archers
conflict Ghurid expansion into India
Ghurid–Ghaznavid wars
Ghurid–Ghurid civil wars
country Ghurid dynasty
linked to: Ghurid Empire
garrisoned Delhi
Firozkoh
Ghazni
Herat
Lahore
influenced Delhi Sultanate military
legacy foundation of Muslim rule in northern India
militaryBranchOf Ghurid dynasty
linked to: Ghurid Empire
notableBattle Battle of Andkhud (1204)
Battle of Chandawar (1194)
Battle of Tarain (1191)
Second Battle of Tarain (1192)
operatedIn Gangetic plain
linked to: Indo-Gangetic Plain

Ghor region
linked to: Ghor Province

Khorasan
Khurasan
linked to: Khorasan

northern India
northwestern India
present-day Afghanistan
opponent Chauhan dynasty
Gahadavala dynasty
Ghaznavid Empire
Khwarazmian Empire
Prithviraj Chauhan
religion Islam
timePeriod 12th century
13th century
usedByRuler Ala al-Din Husayn
Ghiyath al-Din Muhammad
Mu'izz al-Din Muhammad of Ghor
linked to: Muhammad of Ghor
usedTactic cavalry charge
feigned retreat
mounted archery
usedWeapon composite bow
lance
shield
sword

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Bakhtiyar Khalji militaryBranch Ghurid army