Abbas ibn Shith was the king of the
Ghurid dynasty
The Ghurid dynasty (also spelled Ghorids; fa, دودمان غوریان, translit=Dudmân-e Ğurīyân; self-designation: , ''Šansabānī'') was a Persianate dynasty and a clan of presumably eastern Iranian Tajik origin, which ruled from th ...
. He overthrew his uncle
Abu Ali ibn Muhammad in 1035, and ascended the Ghurid throne. During his later reign, the nobles of
Ghor
Ghōr (Dari: ), also spelled Ghowr or Ghur, is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. It is located in the western Hindu Kush in central Afghanistan, towards the northwest. The province contains eleven districts, encompassing hundreds ...
requested aid from the
Ghaznavid
The Ghaznavid dynasty ( fa, غزنویان ''Ġaznaviyān'') was a culturally Persianate, Sunni Muslim dynasty of Turkic ''mamluk'' origin, ruling, at its greatest extent, large parts of Persia, Khorasan, much of Transoxiana and the northwest ...
sultan
Ibrahim, who marched towards Ghor and deposed Abbas ibn Shith.
[''History of Civilizations of Central Asia'', C.E. Bosworth, M.S. Asimov, p. 185.] Abbas was succeeded by his son Muhammad ibn Abbas, who agreed to pay tribute to the Ghaznavids.
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11th-century Iranian people
Ghurid dynasty
1060 deaths
Year of birth unknown
11th-century monarchs in Asia