Đế quốc Khwarazmia
Also known as Khwarezmian Empire, Khorezmian Empire, Chorasmian Empire, Empire of the Khwarazmshahs, Khwarazm
former empire in Central Asia
AI overview
The Khwarazmian Empire was a powerful state that ruled over parts of Central Asia, controlling important trade routes and cities in the region. It mattered historically because of its significant wealth, cultural influence, and strategic position, until it was destroyed by the Mongol invasions in the 13th century.
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Key facts
- 1220
- 5,000,000−20,000,000
- Status
- Empire (1170s–1221), Rump state (1225–1231)
- Capital
- Gurganj (1077–1212) Samarkand (1212–1220) Ghazni (1220–1221) Tabriz (1225–1231)
- Largest city
- Shahr-e Ray
- Common languages
- Persian (official) Arabic Cuman Oghuz
- Religion
- Sunni Islam
- Government
- Absolute monarchy
- 1077 1096 7
- Anushtegin Gharchai
- 1220 1231
- Jalal al-Din Mangburni
- Historical era
- Medieval
- Established
- c. 1077
- Mongol invasion of the khwarazmian empir
- 1219–1221