Khwarezmian Empire

Overview

The Khwarazmian Empire, or simply Khwarazm, was a culturally Persianate, Sunni Muslim empire of Turkic mamluk origin. Khwarazmian Empire ruled large parts of present-day Central Asia, Afghanistan, and Iran from 1077 to 1231; first as vassals of the Seljuk Empire and the Qara Khitai, and from circa 1190 as independent rulers up until the Mongol invasion in 1219–1221.

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Borders & accuracy

Dashed borders mark empires whose extent we can date but whose precise frontiers are contested or undocumented.

• SOURCEreconstructed from Natural Earth country boundaries
• DETAILreconstructed-clipped-country
• POLITY TYPEstate

Wars of this empire14

Conflicts whose belligerents name this polity, best-documented first.

• Mongol Invasion of the Middle East1219–60
  Major conflict · 2.0M dead
• Mongol Conquest of Khorasan1219–21
  Major conflict · 1.0M dead
• Conquests of Genghis Khan1203–27
  Major conflict
• Siege of Samarkand1220
  Significant · 200K dead
• Capture of Bukhara1220
  Regional · 100K dead
• Eastern Islamic dynastic wars (990–1120)990 CE–1120
  Regional
• Battle of Shahr Rey1194
  Regional
• Battle of Andkhui1205
  Regional
• Battle of Jand1218
  Regional
• Battle of Otrar1219
  Regional
• Battle of Hamadan1220
  Regional
• Battle of Bamian1221
  Regional
• Battle of Indus1221
  Regional
• Battle of Parwan Durrah1221
  Regional