Khwarazmian Empire

Khwarazmian Empire was an empire in Transoxiana and Khwarazm (Central and North Asia) that lasted from 1077 to 1231 CE, about 154 years. Its people spoke Turkic languages (Gokturk, Uyghur, Seljuk, Ottoman, Kazakh, Tatar).

Seljuk governors of Khwarazm who became shahs of an empire from the Aral to the Persian Gulf. Muhammad II provoked Genghis Khan by killing his envoys in 1218, and the Mongol invasion destroyed the state.

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Facts

Dates

1077 to 1231 CE

Duration

154 years

Type

Empire

Region

Transoxiana and Khwarazm, Central and North Asia

Language family

Turkic

Capital

Gurganj, later Samarkand

Came from

• Seljuk Empire (Khorasan) 1037 to 1157 CE

Became

• Mongol Empire 1206 to 1368 CE

Events in Central and North Asia during its time

• 1141 Battle of Qatwan
• 1206 Temujin proclaimed Genghis Khan
• 1220 Mongols sack Bukhara and Samarkand

Neighbours in Central and North Asia

• Mongol Empire 1206 to 1368 CE
• Uyghur Kingdom of Qocho c. 843 to 1335 CE
• Kara-Khanid Khanate c. 840 to 1212 CE
• Liao dynasty 916 to 1125 CE
• Chagatai Khanate 1225 to 1370 CE
• Seljuk Empire (Khorasan) 1037 to 1157 CE
• Kara-Khitai 1124 to 1218 CE
• Yenisei Kyrgyz c. 550 to 1207 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Republic of Venice c. 697 to 1797 CE, Europe
• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Europe
• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Middle East
• Swahili city-states c. 800 to 1700 CE, Central and Southern Africa
• Ghana Empire (Wagadu) c. 300 to 1200 CE, North and West Africa
• Holy Roman Empire 962 to 1806 CE, Europe
• Srivijaya c. 650 to 1377 CE, Southeast Asia
• Khmer Empire 802 to 1431 CE, Southeast Asia
• Abbasid Caliphate 750 to 1258 CE, Middle East
• Chola Empire 848 to 1279 CE, South Asia

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