The Rise and Fall of the Ghaznavids and Ghurids

The Ghaznavids started out as a small sultanate in what is now Afghanistan in 977. They would go on to conquer much of Persia by 1030, before being pushed out by the Turkic Seljuks. In 1152, the Ghurid Sultanate was formed next to the Ghaznavids. They would conquer most of the Ghaznavids' territory by 1175 with the exception of the capital, which would fall in 1186. From here, the Ghurids would go on to conquer much of northern India. Despite collapsing in 1206, the Ghurids' empire would give rise to the Dehli Sultanate and centuries of Muslim rule in northern India.

More information on these empires can be found here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghaznavids
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghurid_...

Sources:
   • The History of South Asia: Every Year  
https://www.wikipedia.org/