Muhammad ibn Suri (

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emperor Mahmud of Ghazni and his domains were conquered. According to Minhaj-us-Siraj, Muhammad was captured by Mahmud of Ghazni, made prisoner along with his son, and taken to

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, where Muhammad died by poisoning himself.

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to Islam.Medieval India Part 1 Satish Chandra Page 22 Mu'izz ad-Din Muhammad of Ghor later overthrew the Ghaznavid Empire in 1186 and conquered their last capital at

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History

The region was governed under a Malik named Amir Suri and the population was not yet converted to Islam. Muhammad has also been referred to as Ibn I Suri,

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