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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Ghurid Dynasty | Ghaznavids | ||||||
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| Ala al-Din Husayn | Bahram-Shah of Ghazna | ||||||
The Battle of Ghazni was fought in 1151 between the Ghurid army of Ala al-Din Husayn and the army of the Ghaznavid Sultan Bahram-Shah of Ghazna. The Ghurid ruler defeated Bahram-Shah captured the city and destroyed it as revenge for the execution of his brother Quṭb ud-Dīn in 1149.