Izz al-Din Husayn ( Persian: عز الدین حسین) 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 succeeded his father

Qutb al-din Hasan Qutb al-din Hasan (Persian: قطب الدین حسن) was the king of the Ghurid dynasty. He succeeded his father Muhammad ibn Abbas in 1080. Qutb inherited a kingdom which was in tribal chaos. He was killed while he was suppressing a revolt west ...

in 1100. When Husayn ascended the Ghurid throne, his kingdom was in chaos. However, he managed to restore peace, and strengthen his kingdom. During Husayn's late reign, the Seljuq sultan Ahmad Sanjar invaded his domains, defeated him, and captured him. However, Sanjar later released Husayn in return for sending tribute to him. After Husayn's death in 1146, he was succeeded by his son

Sayf al-Din Suri Sayf al-Din Suri (Persian: سیف الدین سوری) was the king of the Ghurid dynasty from 1146 to 1149. He was the son and successor of Izz al-Din Husayn. Biography When Sayf al-Din Suri ascended the throne, he divided the Ghurid kingdom a ...

. Husayn also had 6 other sons who later divided the Ghurid kingdom among themselves.''History of Civilizations of Central Asia'', C.E. Bosworth, M.S. Asimov, p. 185.

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* * 12th-century Iranian people Ghurid dynasty 1146 deaths Year of birth unknown {{Iran-royal-stub