Ghurids conquer Lahore

1186

Muhammad of Ghor captured the great Punjabi city of Lahore and imprisoned the last Ghaznavid sultan Khusrau Malik, ending a dynasty that had ruled from the banks of the Ravi for nearly two centuries. The conquest threw open the road to Delhi and the rich Gangetic plain beyond, setting the stage for the establishment of the Delhi Sultanate - the first enduring Muslim state in northern India.