In this episode, we follow the happenings in Central Asia, from the last days of Mahmud in 1030CE to 1163CE and the establishment of the Ghurid, Khwarezmian and Qara Kitai empires over the ruins of the Ghaznavids and Seljuks. We then look at the rise of Ghiyath al Din Mohammad bin Sam and his brother Moizuddin, whose ambitions of acquiring an empire for himself would bring him to India. Moizuddin's first campaign in 1173 C.E. to Gujarat ended in defeat at Mt. Abu. His second expedition in 1191 C.E. would see him annex the remaining Ghaznavids in Punjab and march on the Chahamana territories ruled by Prithviraja III from Ajmer. Their first encounter at Tarain ended in a military disaster for the Ghurids when the entire Chahamana army charged into their ranks. We end this episode with Moizuddin's retreat to Ghazni.

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