Siege of Lahore (1186)

Siege of Lahore
Part of Indian campaigns of Muhammad of Ghor
Date 1186 Location Lahore 31°32′59″N 74°20′37″E / 31.54972°N 74.34361°E / 31.54972; 74.34361 Result Ghurid victory Territorial changes Muhammad of Ghor captured Lahore and much of the present-day Punjab from the Ghaznavids (see Aftermath section)
Belligerents
Ghurids	Ghaznavids
Commanders and leaders
Muhammad of Ghor Husain Kharmil	Khusrau Malik  (POW) Malik Shah (POW)
Strength
20,000	Unknown
Lahore class=notpageimage| Location within South Asia Show map of South Asia Lahore Lahore (Pakistan) Show map of Pakistan

The siege of Lahore (1186) was part of the military expedition of Ghurids during which the Ghurid ruler Muhammad of Ghor annexed the principality of the Ghaznavids in Lahore after overthrowing  the last Ghaznavid ruler Khusrau Malik.

Muhammad of Ghor made two brief incursions into the Ghaznavid domains earlier in the course of which he plundered Lahore and extracted some ransom from Khusrau Malik, along with capturing some of his territories before the third successive invasion in which Khusrau Malik surrendered after a short siege and was assured of safety to present himself to Muhammad of Ghor. However, both Khusrau Malik and his son were imprisoned and sent to Ghiyath al-Din Muhammad in Firuzkuh where they both were executed in 1191, extinguishing the Ghaznavid lineage.