Sayf al-Din Muhammad

Sayf al-Din Muhammad (Persian: سیف الدین محمد) was the king of the Ghurid dynasty from 1161 to 1163. He was the son and successor of Ala al-Din Husayn.

Sayf al-Din Muhammad
Malik of the Ghurid dynasty
Reign	1161-1163
Predecessor	Ala al-Din Husayn
Successor	Ghiyath al-Din Muhammad
Born	Ghor
Died	1163
House	Ghurid
Father	Ala al-Din Husayn
Religion	Sunni Islam

Biography

After the accession of Sayf, he began persecution of the Ismailis who were favored during the reign of his father. Sayf also freed the two sons of Baha al-Din Sam I, Ghiyath al-Din Muhammad and Mu'izz al-Din Muhammad.^[1] With the aid of Ghiyath al-Din Muhammad, Sayf later waged war against the Oghuz Turks. Sayf was betrayed and murdered during a battle in 1163 near Merv by a brother of the Ghurid general Warmesh ibn Shith, whom Sayf had executed. Sayf was then succeeded by Ghiyath.