Ala al-Din Husayn

Names
	Al al-dun Husayn bin Izz al-Din Husayn bin Qutb al-din Hasan

**Ala al-Din Husayn**
Ala al-Din Husayn
Sultan al-Muazzam; Jahānsūz (world burner)
Reign	1149 – 1161
Predecessor	Ghor
Died	c. 1161
Issue	Ala al-Din Atsiz; Sayf al-Din Muhammad
Names
Names
	Al al-dun Husayn bin Izz al-Din Husayn bin Qutb al-din Hasan
House	Ghurid dynasty
Father	Izz al-Din Husayn
Religion	Sunni Islam

Ala al-Din Husayn (Persian: علاء الدین حسین) was king of the Ghurid dynasty from 1149 to 1161. He was one of the greatest Ghurid kings, and it was during his reign that the Ghurid dynasty rose to prominence.

Early life

Sayf al Din Suri was king of the Ghurid dynasty from 1149 to 1161.

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.^[3] 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, who shortly died of natural causes before he could avenge his murdered brothers. Ala al-Din Husayn, the younger brother of Sayf and Baha al-Din, then ascended the Ghurid throne.

Reign

In order to avenge the death of his brothers, Ala al-Din, launched a campaign against Bahram in 1150.

Bust.^[6] From these events, Ala ad-Din Husayn gained the nickname, Jahānsūz (meaning the World Burner).^[7]^[8]

After having greatly expanded Ghurid power, he had gone from a tribal chief to a king of an empire, he then took the title of Sultan al-Muazzam. In 1152, he declared independence against his

Seljuq overlords, and captured Balkh. He was, however, shortly defeated and captured by Ahmad Sanjar, who then aided the Ghaznavids in recapturing Ghazni.^[8]

Ala al-Din Husayn remained a prisoner for two years, until he was released in return for a heavy ransom to the Seljuqs.

Meanwhile, a rival of Ala al-Din named Husayn ibn Nasir al-Din Muhammad al-Madini had seized

Bamiyan, which he later divided amongst his brothers. He died in 1161, and was succeeded by his son Sayf al-Din Muhammad

.

References

^ https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ala-ud-Din-Husayn
^ History of Civilizations of Central Asia, C.E. Bosworth, M.S. Asimov, pp. 185-186.
^ C.E. Bosworth, The Later Ghaznavids, 113-114.
^ Bahram Shah, P. Hardy, The Encyclopaedia of Islam, Vol. I, 940.
^ C.E. Bosworth, The Later Ghaznavids, 115-116.
^ History of Civilizations of Central Asia, C.E. Bosworth, M.S. Asimov, p. 186.
^ C.E. Bosworth, The Later Ghaznavids, 116-117.
^ ^a ^b Encyclopedia Iranica, Ghaznavids, Edmund Bosworth, Online Edition 2007, (LINK Archived 2009-08-15 at the Wayback Machine)

Sources

C. Edmund, Bosworth (2001). "GHURIDS". Encyclopaedia Iranica, Online Edition. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
ISBN 0-521-06936-X
.

C. Edmund, Bosworth (1984). "ʿALĀʾ-AL-DĪN ḤOSAYN JAHĀNSŪZ". Encyclopaedia Iranica, Online Edition. Retrieved 11 January 2014.

Preceded by Baha al-Din Sam I	Malik of the Ghurid dynasty 1149–1161	Succeeded by Sayf al-Din Muhammad

[1] ttps://www.britannica.com/biography/Ala-ud-Din-Husayn

[2] History of Civilizations of Central Asia, C.E. Bosworth, M.S. Asimov, pp. 185-186.

[3] C.E. Bosworth, The Later Ghaznavids, 113-114.

[4] Bahram Shah, P. Hardy, The Encyclopaedia of Islam, Vol. I, 940.

[5] C.E. Bosworth, The Later Ghaznavids, 115-116.

[6] History of Civilizations of Central Asia, C.E. Bosworth, M.S. Asimov, p. 186.

[7] C.E. Bosworth, The Later Ghaznavids, 116-117.

[Iranica-Ghaznavids-8] Encyclopedia Iranica, Ghaznavids, Edmund Bosworth, Online Edition 2007, (LINK Archived 2009-08-15 at the Wayback Machine)

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Ghur (before 879–1215)		Amir Suri Muhammad ibn Suri Abu Ali ibn Muhammad Abbas ibn Shith Muhammad ibn Abbas Qutb al-din Hasan Izz al-Din Husayn Sayf al-Din Suri Baha al-Din Sam I Ala al-Din Husayn Sayf al-Din Muhammad Ghiyath al-Din Muhammad Muhammad of Ghor Ghiyath al-Din Mahmud Baha al-Din Sam III Ala al-Din Atsiz Ala al-Din Ali
In Ghazni (1151-1152 and 1173–1215)	Ala al-Din Husayn Muhammad of Ghor Ala al-Din Muhammad Ghiyath al-Din Mahmud Baha al-Din Sam III Ala al-Din Atsiz Ala al-Din Ali
In Bamiyan (1152–1215)	Fakhr al-Din Masud Shams al-Din Muhammad ibn Masud Abbas ibn Muhammad Baha al-Din Sam II Jalal al-Din Ali
Minor domains	Ala al-Din Ali (Nishapur, 1200-1204) Taj al-Din Zangi (Sarakhs, 1200-1204)