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Ordoño II (c. 873 – June 924, León) was a king of Galicia from 910, and king of Galicia and León from 914 until his death. He was an energetic ruler who submitted the kingdom of Leon to his control and fought successfully against the Muslims, who still dominated most of the Iberian Peninsula.
Arghun Khan (Mongolian Cyrillic: Аргун; Traditional Mongolian: ᠠᠷᠭᠤᠨ; c. 1258 – 10 March 1291) was the fourth ruler of the Mongol empire's Ilkhanate, from 1284 to 1291. He was the son of Abaqa Khan, and like his father, was a devout Buddhist (although pro-Christian).
- Arghun Governors of Kandahar
- Wars with Babur
- Arghun Dynasty of Sindh
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In the late 15th century, the Timurid sultan of Herat, Husayn Bayqarah, appointed Dhu'l-Nun Beg Arghun as governor of Kandahar. Dhu'l-Nun Beg soon began to ignore the authority of the central government in Herat and in around 1479 he began expanding in the direction of Baluchistan, taking over Pishin, Shal and Mastung. In 1485 his sons Shah Beg Arg...
The Arghuns ultimately lost control of their portion of Afghanistan to the Timurid prince Babur, who had been expelled from Transoxiana by the Uzbeks and had made his way south to Husayn Bayqarah's kingdom. In 1501/1502 Mukim had peacefully gained the submission of Kabul, which was in chaos after the death of its ruler Ulugh Beg II.This was contest...
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In 1522 Babur took Kandahar after a drawn-out siege and annexed it. Following this, Shah Beg Arghun made Bukkur (Lower Sindh) his official capital. He died in 1524 and his son Shah Husayn succeeded him. Shah Husayn had the Khutba read in Babur's name and attacked Multan, probably at Babur's insistence. Multan, which was ruled by the Langah, fell in 1528 after an extended siege and Shah Husayn appointed a governor of the city. Shortly after Shah Husayn departed Multan for Thatta, however, the...
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During the civil war between Shah Husayn and Muhammad 'Isa Tarkhan, the latter had sent a request for the help to the Portuguese at Bassein. A 700-man force under the command of Pedro Barreto Rolim sailed up to Thatta in 1555, only to find that Muhammad 'Isa Tarkhan had already won the conflict and there was no need for their assistance. Furious at the governor of Thatta's refusal to pay them, the Portuguese sacked the defenseless city and killed several thousand people. Muhammad 'Isa Tarkhan...
Bosworth, Clifford Edmund. The New Islamic Dynasties: A Chronological and Genealogical Manual. New York: Columbia University Press, 1996. ISBN 0-231-10714-5Bosworth, Clifford Edmund. "Kabul." The Encyclopedia of Islam, Volume IV. New ed. Leiden: E. J. Brill, 1978. ISBN 90-04-05745-5Davies, C. Collin. "Arghun." The Encyclopedia of Islam, Volume I. New ed. Leiden: E. J. Brill, 1960. ISBN 90-04-08114-3Memoirs of Zehīr-ed-dīn Muhammed Bābur, Emperor of Hindustan.Trans. John Leyden & William Erskine. Annotated and edited by Lucas King. London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, & Green, 1826.After the passing of his older brother, García I, Ordoño was crowned the new king in the city of León. Ordoño relentlessly attacked al-Ándalus, taking cities and fortresses in the south of current Portugal, and in the Merida region.
Apr 26, 2022 · Ordoño II (c. 873–924, León) was king of Galicia from 910 and of León from 914 until his death. He was the second son of the King Alfonso III the Great and his wife, Amulina of Navarre (called Jinema after his marriage). His father sent him to Zaragoza to be educated in the court of the Banu Qasi.
- "King Ordono II of /Galicia/"
- León, España (Spain)
- circa 871
- June 924 (48-57)León, España (Spain)
Apr 23, 2024 · Ordoño was the second son of King Alfonso III the Great, kind of Asturias, and Queen Jimena. He ruled Galicia and succeed his brother, upon García's death, to León. [1] Ordoño II of León was married four times. [2]
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Ordoño II of León. 1853. Oil on canvas. On display elsewhere. The Chronological Series of the Kings of Spain was a museum project planned in 1847 by José de Madrazo to adorn four of the new rooms at the Real Museo de Pinturas (Royal Museum of Paintings), then under his direction.
