Siege of Lahore | |||||||||
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Part of Indian campaigns of Muhammad of Ghor | |||||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||||
Ghaznavids | Ghurids | ||||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
Khusrau Malik ![]() Malik Shah (POW) |
Muhammad of Ghor Husain Kharmil | ||||||||
Strength | |||||||||
Unknown | 20,000 | ||||||||
Location within South Asia |
The Siege of Lahore (1186) was part of the military expedition of Ghurids during which the Ghurid ruler Muhammad of Ghor annexed the principality of the Ghaznavids in Lahore after overthrowing the last Ghaznavid ruler Khusrau Malik.
Muhammad of Ghor made two brief incursions into the Ghaznavid domains earlier in the course of which he plundered Lahore and extracted some ransom from Khusrau Malik, along with capturing some of his territories before the third successive invasion in which Khusrau Malik surrendered after a short siege and was assured of safety to present himself to Muhammad of Ghor. However, both Khusrau Malik and his son were imprisoned and sent to Ghiyath al-Din Muhammad in Firuzkuh where they both were executed in 1191, extinguishing the Ghaznavid lineage.