Khwarazmian Empire

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Persianate Muslim state empire medieval state

The Khwarazmian Empire was a powerful medieval Persianate Muslim state in Central Asia and Iran that flourished in the 12th–13th centuries before being destroyed by the Mongol invasions.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Khwarazmian Empire canonical	10
Khwarezmian Empire	5
Khwarazmian dynasty	1
Khwarezmia	1
Khwazmian Empire	1
Khwārazmian Empire (in some territories)	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Persianate Muslim state ⓘ empire ⓘ medieval state ⓘ
capital	Urgench ⓘ surface form: Gurganj Isfahan ⓘ Ray ⓘ Samarkand ⓘ
continent	Asia ⓘ
currency	dinar ⓘ
destroyedBy	Genghis Khan ⓘ Mongol Empire ⓘ
dynasty	Anushteginid dynasty ⓘ surface form: Anushtegin dynasty
endTime	13th century ⓘ
ethnicCharacter	Persianate ⓘ
event	Mongol conquest of the Khwarezmian Empire ⓘ surface form: Mongol invasion of Khwarazm
expandedUnder	Ala ad-Din Muhammad II ⓘ Ala ad-Din Tekish ⓘ
foundedBy	Anushtegin Gharchai ⓘ
governmentType	monarchy ⓘ
historicalEra	High Middle Ages ⓘ
language	Persian language ⓘ surface form: Persian Turkic languages ⓘ
legalSystem	Islamic law ⓘ
locatedInPresentDay	Afghanistan ⓘ Iran ⓘ Iraq ⓘ Kazakhstan ⓘ Pakistan ⓘ Tajikistan ⓘ Turkmenistan ⓘ Uzbekistan ⓘ
majorCity	Bukhara, Uzbekistan ⓘ surface form: Bukhara Urgench ⓘ surface form: Gurganj Isfahan ⓘ Neyshabur ⓘ surface form: Nishapur Samarkand ⓘ
notableBattle	Battle of the Indus (1221) ⓘ Siege of Gurganj ⓘ
partOf	Islamic world ⓘ
predecessor	Seljuk Empire ⓘ
region	Central Asia ⓘ Iran ⓘ
religion	Islam ⓘ Sunni Islam ⓘ
ruler	Ala ad-Din Muhammad II ⓘ Ala ad-Din Tekish ⓘ Jalal ad-Din Mingburnu ⓘ
startTime	12th century ⓘ
successor	Mongol Ilkhanate ⓘ surface form: Ilkhanate Mongol Empire ⓘ

Referenced by (19)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mongol Ilkhanate → predecessor → Khwarazmian Empire ⓘ

Mongol conquests → territoryIncludes → Khwarazmian Empire ⓘ

this entity surface form: Khwarezmia

Mongol conquests → opponent → Khwarazmian Empire ⓘ

Ghurid Empire → successor → Khwarazmian Empire ⓘ

this entity surface form: Khwazmian Empire

Seljuk Empire → followedBy → Khwarazmian Empire ⓘ

Nasir al-Din al-Tusi → countryOfCitizenship → Khwarazmian Empire ⓘ

Mongol Empire → precededBy → Khwarazmian Empire ⓘ