Izz al-Din Husayn explained

Izz al-Din Husayn
Malik of the Ghurid dynasty
Reign:1100 – 1146
Predecessor:Qutb al-din Hasan
Successor:Sayf al-Din Suri
Issue:Sayf al-Din Suri
Shuja al-Din Muhammad
Qutb al-Din Muhammad
Baha al-Din Sam I
Nasir al-Din Muhammad Kharnak
Ala al-Din Husayn
Fakhr al-Din Masud
Full Name:Izz al-Din Husayn bin Qutb al-din Hasan bin Muhammad
Royal House:Ghurid dynasty
Father:Qutb al-din Hasan
Birth Place:Ghor
Death Place:Ghor
Religion:Sunni Islam

Izz al-Din Husayn (Persian: عز الدین حسین) was the king of the Ghurid dynasty. He succeeded his father Qutb al-din Hasan in 1100. When Husayn ascended the Ghurid throne, his kingdom was in chaos. However, he managed to restore peace, and strengthen his kingdom. During Husayn's late reign, the Seljuq sultan Ahmad Sanjar invaded his domains, defeated him, and captured him. However, Sanjar later released Husayn in return for sending tribute to him. After Husayn's death in 1146, he was succeeded by his son Sayf al-Din Suri. Husayn also had 6 other sons who later divided the Ghurid kingdom among themselves.[1]

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  1. History of Civilizations of Central Asia, C.E. Bosworth, M.S. Asimov, p. 185.