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	{{cquote\|' The region had previously been conquered by ] , and the population converted to Islam .<ref> The wonder that was India II by S A A Rizvi published by Picador India page 16 </ref>}}		{{cquote\|' The region had previously been conquered by ] , and the population converted to Islam .<ref> The wonder that was India II by S A A Rizvi published by Picador India page 16 </ref>}}

			===Attack by Ghazny===
			{{cquote\|'In the folowing year AH 401 (AD 1010), Mahmood led his army towardss Ghoor . The native prince of the country , Mahomed , of the Afghan trib of Soor (the same race which gave birth to the dynasty that eventually succeeded in subverting the family of Sabooktugeen ), occupied an entrinched camp with 10000 men . Mahmood was repulsed in repeated assults which he made from morning till noon . Finding that the troops of Ghoor defended their entrenchments with such obstinacy , he caused his army to retreat in apparent confusion , in order to allure the enemy out of his fortified position . The Ghoorians , deceived by the stratagem , pursued the army of Ghizny ;when the king, facing about,attacked and defeated them with great slaughter . Mahommed Soor , being made prisoner was brought to the king , but having taken poison , which he always kept under his ring , he died in a few haurs ;his country was annexed to the dominions of Ghizny . The author of the Towareekh Yumny affirms , that neither the sovereigns of Ghoor nor its inhabitants were Mahomedans till after this victory ;whilst the author of the Tubkat-Nasiry , and Fukhr -ood -Deen Moobarik Shah Lody , the latter of whom wrote a history of the Kings of Ghoor in verse , both affirm , that they were xconverted many years before , even so early as the time of Ally<ref>Ferishta -Translation John Briggs page 28 vol 1</ref>}}

	Ghor was also the centre of the ] in the 12th and 13th century. The remains of their capital ], including ] ] the ], are located in the province.		Ghor was also the centre of the ] in the 12th and 13th century. The remains of their capital ], including ] ] the ], are located in the province.

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Ghor, also spelled Ghowr or Ghur (Template:PerB), is today one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. It is located in central Afghanistan, towards the north-west. The capital of Ghor is Chaghcharan.

History

Ghor, which was part of Persia for many centuries in the past, was one of the regions which participated in the Persian Cultural Revival after the Arab invasion of Persia.

Islam

' The region had previously been conquered by Mahmud of Ghazni , and the population converted to Islam .

Attack by Ghazny

'In the folowing year AH 401 (AD 1010), Mahmood led his army towardss Ghoor . The native prince of the country , Mahomed , of the Afghan trib of Soor (the same race which gave birth to the dynasty that eventually succeeded in subverting the family of Sabooktugeen ), occupied an entrinched camp with 10000 men . Mahmood was repulsed in repeated assults which he made from morning till noon . Finding that the troops of Ghoor defended their entrenchments with such obstinacy , he caused his army to retreat in apparent confusion , in order to allure the enemy out of his fortified position . The Ghoorians , deceived by the stratagem , pursued the army of Ghizny ;when the king, facing about,attacked and defeated them with great slaughter . Mahommed Soor , being made prisoner was brought to the king , but having taken poison , which he always kept under his ring , he died in a few haurs ;his country was annexed to the dominions of Ghizny . The author of the Towareekh Yumny affirms , that neither the sovereigns of Ghoor nor its inhabitants were Mahomedans till after this victory ;whilst the author of the Tubkat-Nasiry , and Fukhr -ood -Deen Moobarik Shah Lody , the latter of whom wrote a history of the Kings of Ghoor in verse , both affirm , that they were xconverted many years before , even so early as the time of Ally

Ghor was also the centre of the Ghurid dynasty in the 12th and 13th century. The remains of their capital Firuzkuh, including UNESCO World Heritage site the Minaret of Jam, are located in the province.

In the 19th century, American adventurer Josiah Harlan claimed the title Prince of Ghor for himself and his descendants in perpetuity, in exchange for military aid during local factional fighting. As a result, American actor Scott Reiniger is (only theoretically) the current Prince.

On June 17, 2004, hundreds of troops of Abdul Salaam Khan, who had rejected the Afghan government's plan to disarm regional militias, attacked Chaghcharan and took over the city in an afternoon-long siege. Eighteen people were killed or wounded in the fighting and province governor Mohammed Ibrahim fled. Three days later the Afghan government announced that it would not retake Chaghcharan. However, Khan and Ibrahim began negotiations soon after, but reached no agreements. Khan's troops left Chaghcharan on June 23, a day ahead of the arrival of an Afghan National Army battalion, led by Lieutenant-General Aminullah Paktiyanai, arrived with the support of about twenty U.S. soldiers.

In his 2004 travel book, The Places in Between, Rory Stewart travels by foot from Herat to Kabul and on his way, he provides a riveting portrait of Ghor Province as well as much historical information about the region.

Population

The population of Ghor was, and is even today, predominately Tajik.

Districts

Politics

The current Governor of the province is Baz Mohammad Ahmadi. A Lithuanian contingent of the ISAF force is stationed in the province.

References

The wonder that was India II by S A A Rizvi published by Picador India page 16
Ferishta -Translation John Briggs page 28 vol 1
BBC News article: US movie actor is 'Afghan prince'
Bosworth, C. Edmund. "GÚUR". Encyclopædia Iranica (Online Edition ed.). United States: Columbia University. {{cite encyclopedia}}: |edition= has extra text (help); Unknown parameter |accessmonth= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)

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Districts of Afghanistan by province

Badakhshan	Arghanj Khwa Argo Baharak Darayim Maimay Nusay Fayzabad Ishkashim Jurm Khash Khwahan Kishim Kohistan Kuf Ab Kuran Wa Munjan Raghistan Shahri Buzurg Shighnan Shekay Shuhada Tagab Tishkan Wakhan Wurduj Yaftali Sufla Yamgan Yawan Zebak
Badghis	Ab Kamari Jawand Muqur Bala Murghab Qadis Qala i Naw
Baghlan	Andarab Baghlan Baghlani Jadid Burka Dahana i Ghuri Dih Salah Dushi Farang Wa Gharu Guzargahi Nur Khinjan Khost Wa Fereng Khwaja Hijran Nahrin Puli Hisar Puli Khumri Tala Wa Barfak
Balkh	Balkh Charbolak Charkint Chimtal Dawlatabad Dihdadi Kaldar Kholm Kishindih Marmul Mazar-e Sharif Nahri Shahi Sholgara Shortepa Zari
Bamyan	Bamyan Kahmard Panjab Sayghan Shibar Waras Yakawlang
Daykundi	Ishtarlay Kajran Khadir Kiti Miramor Nili Sangtakht Shahristan
Farah	Anar Dara Bakwa Bala Buluk Farah Gulistan Khaki Safed Lash Wa Juwayn Pur Chaman Pusht Rod Qala i Kah Shib Koh
Faryab	Almar Andkhoy Bilchiragh Dawlat Abad Ghormach Gurziwan Khani Chahar Bagh Khwaja Sabz Posh Kohistan Maymana Pashtun Kot Qaramqol Qaysar Qurghan Shirin Tagab
Ghazni	Ab Band Ajristan Andar Dih Yak Gelan Ghazni Giro Jaghori Jaghatū Khogyani Khwaja Umari Malistan Muqur Nawa Nawur Qarabagh Rashidan Waghaz Zana Khan
Ghor	Chaghcharan Marghab Charsada Dawlat Yar Du Layna Lal wa Sarjangal Pasaband Saghar Shahrak Taywara Tulak
Helmand	Baghran Dishu Garmsir Grishk Kajaki Khanashin Lashkargah Musa Qala Nad Ali Nawa-I-Barakzayi Nawzad Sangin Washir
Herat	Adraskan Chishti Sharif Farsi Ghoryan Gulran Guzara Herat Injil Karukh Kohsan Kushk Kushki Kuhna Obe Pashtun Zarghun Shindand Zinda Jan
Jowzjan	Aqcha Darzab Fayzabad Khamyab Khaniqa Khwaja Du Koh Mardyan Mingajik Qarqin Qush Tepa Shibirghan
Kabul	Bagrami Chahar Asyab Deh Sabz Farza Guldara Istalif Kabul Kalakan Khaki Jabbar Mir Bacha Kot Mussahi Paghman Qarabagh Shakardara Surobi
Kandahar	Arghandab Arghistan Daman Ghorak Kandahar Khakrez Maruf Maiwand Miyanishin Nesh Panjwayi Reg Shah Wali Kot Shorabak Spin Boldak Zhari
Kapisa	Alasay Hesa Awal Kohistan Hesa Duwum Kohistan Koh Band Mahmud Raqi Nijrab Tagab

Khost	Bak Gurbuz Zazi Maidan Khost (Matun) Mandozayi Musakhel Nadir Shah Kot Qalandar Sabari Shamal Spera Tani Tirazayi
Kunar	Asadabad Bar Kunar Chapa Dara Chawkay Dangam Dara-I-Pech Ghaziabad Khas Kunar Marawara Narang Aw Badil Nari Nurgal Shaigal Shultan Sirkanay Wata Pur
Kunduz	Ali Abad Dasht-e-Archi Chardara Imam Sahib Khan Abad Kunduz Qalay-I-Zal
Laghman	Alingar Alishing Dawlat Shah Mihtarlam Qarghayi
Logar	Azra Baraki Barak Charkh Kharwar Khoshi Mohammad Agha Puli Alam
Nangarhar	Achin Bati Kot Bihsud Chaparhar Darai Nur Dih Bala Dur Baba Goshta Hisarak Jalalabad Kama Khogyani Kot Kuz Kunar Lal Pur Momand Dara Nazyan Pachir Aw Agam Rodat Sherzad Shinwar Surkh Rod
Nimruz	Chahar Burjak Chakhansur Delaram Kang Khash Rod Zaranj
Nuristan	Bargi Matal Du Ab Kamdesh Mandol Nurgaram Paroon Wama Waygal
Paktia	Ahmad Aba Ahmadkhel Dand Aw Patan Gardez Janikhel Said Karam Shwak Tsamkani Zadran Zazi Zurmat
Paktika	Barmal Dila Gayan Gomal Janikhel Khairkot Mata Khan Nika Omna Sar Hawza Surobi Sharana Terwa Urgun Wazakhwa Wor Mamay Yahyakhel Yusufkhel Zerok
Panjshir	Anaba Bazarak Darah Khenj Paryan Rokha Shotul
Parwan	Bagram Chaharikar Ghorband Jabul Saraj Kohi Safi Salang Sayed Khel Shekh Ali Shinwari Surkhi Parsa
Samangan	Aybak Dara-i Sufi Bala Dara-i Sufi Payin Feroz Nakhchir Hazarati Sultan Khuram Wa Sarbagh Ruyi Du Ab
Sar-e Pol	Balkhab Gosfandi Kohistanat Sancharak Sari Pul Sayyad Sozma Qala
Takhar	Baharak Bangi Chah Ab Chal Darqad Dashti Qala Farkhar Hazar Sumuch Ishkamish Kalafgan Khwaja Bahauddin Khwaja Ghar Namak Ab Rustaq Taluqan Warsaj Yangi Qala
Uruzgan	Chora Deh Rawood Gizab Khas Uruzgan Shahidi Hassas Tarinkot
Wardak	Chaki Wardak Day Mirdad Hisa-I-Awali Bihsud Jaghatu Jalrez Markazi Bihsud Maidan Shar Nirkh Saydabad
Zabul	Argahandab Atghar Dey Chopan Kakar Mezana Naw Bahar Qalat Shahjoy Shamulzayi Shinkay Tarnak Aw Jaldak

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