Ghiyath al-Din Muhammad
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Ghiyath al-Din Muhammad, also known as Ghiyath al-Din Ghori or Ghiyassuddin Ghori, was the Sultan of the Ghurid dynasty from 1163 until his death in 1203. During the diarchy of Ghiyath and his younger
Statue of Ghiyath al-Din Muhammad in Dushanbe
Coinage of Ghiyath al-Din Muhammad (AH 558-599 AD 1163–1203). Baldat Herat mint. Dated AH 599 (1202-3 CE).
Ghiyath al-Din Muhammad was buried in the Great Mosque of Herat. Brick iwan with remains of Ghurid inscriptions (1200–1201), close to the former Ghiyath al-Din mausoleum, which was destroyed in 1940s.
Friday Mosque keyhole arch (Ghaznavid style)
Firozkoh
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Firozkoh, or Turquoise Mountain, was the summer capital of the Ghurid dynasty, in the Ghor Province of central Afghanistan. It was reputedly one of the greatest cities of its age, but was destroyed in
Minaret of Jam
