Shihab al-Din (also Muʿizz al-Din Muhammad ibn Sam), popularly known as Muhammad Ghori (r. 1173-1206 CE), 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 (1526-1857 CE). 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 (c. 1139-1202 CE), which widely came to be known as the Ghurid or Ghorid Empire.
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1173 - 1206Reign of Muhammad Ghori in India.
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1191Muhammad Ghori is defeated in the First Battle of Tarain.
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1192Muhammad Ghori defeats Prithviraj III in the Second Battle of Tarain.
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1202Death of Ghiyath al-Din Muhammad, Muhammad Ghori's elder brother, leaving Muhammad as the sole ruler of the region.
