Sayf al-Din Suri | |
Malik of the Ghurid dynasty | |
Reign: | 1146 – 1149 |
Predecessor: | Izz al-Din Husayn |
Successor: | Baha al-Din Sam I |
Full Name: | Sayf al-din Suri bin Izz al-Din Husayn bin Qutb al-din Hasan |
Royal House: | Ghurid dynasty |
Father: | Izz al-Din Husayn |
Birth Date: | ? |
Birth Place: | Ghor |
Death Place: | Pul-i Yak Taq |
Religion: | Sunni Islam |
Sayf al-Din Suri (Persian: سیف الدین سوری) was the king of the Ghurid dynasty from 1146 to 1149. He was the son and successor of Izz al-Din Husayn.
When Sayf al-Din Suri ascended the throne, he divided the Ghurid kingdom among his brothers; Fakhr al-Din Masud received land near the Hari River; Baha al-Din Sam I received Ghur; Shihab al-Din Muhammad Kharnak received Madin; Shuja al-Din Ali received Jarmas; Ala al-Din Husayn received Wajiristan; and Qutb al-Din Muhammad received Warshad Warsh, where he built the famous city of Firuzkuh.[1] However, Sayf later quarreled with his brother Qutb, who took refuge in Ghazna, and was poisoned by the Ghaznavid sultan Bahram-Shah of Ghazna.
In order to avenge his brother, Sayf marched towards Ghazna in 1148, and scored a victory at the Battle of Ghazni while Bahram fled to Kurram District in present day Pakistan.[2] Building an army, Bahram marched back to Ghazna. Sayf fled, but the Ghaznavid army caught up with him and a battle ensued at Sang-i Surakh. Sayf and Majd ad-Din Musawi were captured and later crucified at Pul-i Yak Taq. After his death, he was succeeded by his brother Baha al-Din Sam I.
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