Amir Suri was the King of the region of Ghor from an ancient dynasty who was defeated by Mahmud of Ghazni

Mahmud of Ghazni

Mahmud of Ghazni , actually ', was the most prominent ruler of the Ghaznavid dynasty who ruled from 997 until his death in 1030 in the eastern Iranian lands. Mahmud turned the former provincial city of Ghazni into the wealthy capital of an extensive empire which covered most of today's Iran,...

 and the region conquered by him . According to Minhaju-S Siraj, Amir Suri was captured by Mahmud of Ghazni

Mahmud of Ghazni

Mahmud of Ghazni , actually ', was the most prominent ruler of the Ghaznavid dynasty who ruled from 997 until his death in 1030 in the eastern Iranian lands. Mahmud turned the former provincial city of Ghazni into the wealthy capital of an extensive empire which covered most of today's Iran,...

, made prisoner along with his son and taken to Ghazni, where Amir Suri died. Mandesh

Mandesh

-History:The region was governed under a Malik named Suri and the population was not yet converted to Islam....

 is the historical name by which the mountain region of Ghor was called .

History

The region was governed under a Malik

Malik

Malik is an Arabic word meaning "king, chieftain".It has been adopted in various other, mainly Islamized or Arabized, Asian languages for their ruling princes and to render kings elsewhere. It is also sometimes used in derived meanings...

 named Suri

Suri

-Places:* Suri, Birbhum, a town in West Bengal, India* Suri , an assembly constituency in Birbhum district in the Indian state of West Bengal* Suri dynasty, a former South Asian empire* Şuri, a commune in Drochia District, Moldova*...

 and the population was not yet converted to Islam.

Amir Suri has also been referred to as Ibn I Suri,