The Cambridge History of India, Vol. III: Turks and Afghans v3.c20.24

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A year later he marched to Ghūr¹, a small district in the hills between Ghaznī and Herāt, which had hitherto remained inde- [Figure: INDIA in 1022 The boundary of the Kingdom of Ghaznī is shown thus: ----- Countries and Peoples thus ... CHAUHĀNS Towns . . . . . Parashūr Rivers . . . . . *Mahānadī* Scales English Miles pendent under its Tājik or Persian rulers, defeated its prince, Muhammad *bin* Sūrī, and reduced him to the position of a vassal. This expedition, though not directly connected with the history of India is interesting in view of the subsequent relations between the princes of Ghūr and those of Ghaznī. The former exterminated the latter and achieved what they had never even attempted—the permanent subjugation of northern India.