The Battle of Ghazni was fought in 998 between the rival Ghaznavid forces of Amir Ismail and the rebel forces of his older brother Mahmud of Ghazni.[1]
On his death-bed Amir Sabuktigin had designated Ismail as his successor while Mahmud, the older brother who was involved in the Samanids civil war, was stationed in Nishapur.[1]
Upon receiving these news Mahmud contested Ismail's right to the throne and divested his charge of Nishapur to his uncle Borghuz and younger brother Nur-ud-Din Yusuf and marched upon Ghazni. Both armies met at Ghazni, Ismail's containing elephants.[1] The battle was a long, drawn out affair, but at an opportune moment Mahmud charged Ismail's center which broke up.[1] Mahmud would capture his brother and take the crown.
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- Kaushik Roy, Warfare in Pre-British India – 1500BCE to 1740CE, Routledge, 2015.
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