Izz al-Din Husayn

**Izz al-Din Husayn**
Izz al-Din Husayn
Malik of the Ghurid dynasty
Reign	1100-1146
Predecessor	Qutb al-din Hasan
Successor	Sayf al-Din Suri
Born	Ghor
Died	1146
House	Ghurid
Father	Qutb al-din Hasan
Religion	Sunni Islam

Izz al-Din Husayn (Persian: عز الدین حسین) was the king of the Ghurid dynasty. He was succeeded by 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]

References

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

Sources

C. Edmund, Bosworth (2001). "GHURIDS". Encyclopaedia Iranica, Online Edition. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
Bosworth, C. E. (1968). "The Political and Dynastic History of the Iranian World (A.D. 1000–1217)". In Frye, R. N. (ed.). The Cambridge History of Iran, Volume 5: The Saljuq and Mongol periods. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 1–202. ISBN 0-521-06936-X. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)

Preceded by Qutb al-din Hasan	Malik of the Ghurid dynasty 1100–1146	Succeeded by Sayf al-Din Suri

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

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v t e Ghurid dynasty
In 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)