Maudud

Maudud, the son of Masud I was an able king of the Yamini dynasty who tried to establish his supremacy by annexing several territories. Maudud had marched to Ghazni knowing about his father`s deposition. There was an encounter there between Maudud and his cousin Ahmed. He emerged victorious in the battle. He came to Punjab after this and was successful in asserting his supremacy over the Punjab, but his position at Ghazni was miserable by the successive attacks of the Saljuqs. Some Indian chiefs wanted to put an end to the Muslim rule in the Punjab. They restored back Thaneswar, Hansi and other places from governors who were controlling them on behalf of Maudud. He never commanded any respect from the Hindus. Mahipal advance to Lahore, and plagued the city, but the nobles fought against his army united and Mahipal had to retire.

Maudud renewed the feud with Ghur by invading the small states and capturing two princes of the ruling house, who were carried to Ghazni and executed to death. Maudud, appointed his two eldest sons, Mahmud and Mansur, to the government of Lahore and Peshawar to alleviate the rivalry between nobles of Punjab. Simultaneously he sent Bu Ali Hasan, Kotwal of Ghazni, to India to curtail the aggression of the Hindus. He fell a victim to one of the manoeuvrings and was sent to prison.

Maudud died of an intestinal complaint, while preparing to visit his father-in-law, Chaghar Beg Daud. After his death some of the royal servants placed Maudud`s young son Masud II on the throne. But after a few days the ministers declared his uncle Ali Abul-Hasan, son of Masud I, as king. Maudud was an ambitious king who ruled major territories with great command.