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The 13 pages that link to Ghurid dynasty, each with the reason it gives.

• Delhi SultanateRelated: Ghurid conquests in northern India laid the political foundations for the Sultanate.

• Ghaznavid EmpireCompared with: Its rise marks the final political challenge that ended Ghaznavid rule.

• HeratRelated: Ghurid rule helped establish Herat as a major urban center before the Timurids.

• Khwarazmian EmpireCompared with: Its competing expansion into eastern Iran and Central Asia differed from Khwarazmian consolidation.

• Mahmud of GhazniRelated: Mahmud’s campaigns against the Ghurids secured the western approaches to Ghazni.

• Qutb al-Din AibakNarrower topic: Aibak served this dynasty before establishing independent rule in Delhi.

• Indo-Persian cultureRelated: Ghurid expansion connected South Asian political centers more closely to Persianate institutions.

• Qutb MinarRelated: Aibak served the Ghurids before establishing independent rule and initiating the minar’s construction.

• IltutmishNarrower topic: Iltutmish entered political life in the Indian territories created by Ghurid expansion.

• Qara KhitaiCompared with: The Ghurids rose as Qara Khitai authority weakened in eastern Iran and Afghanistan.

• Muhammad of GhorNarrower topic: Muhammad’s campaigns were one phase of the dynasty’s wider rise.

• GhazniCompared with: Its rise marked the end of Ghazni’s role as a Ghaznavid capital.

• Muslim conquests in the Indian subcontinentRelated: Its campaigns laid the military foundations for the Delhi Sultanate.