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Khwarezmid Empire

1157 CE 1231 CE
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Displayed: 1169 CE

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  General Description  
The Khwarezmid (Khwarazmian or Khorezmian or Khorezmshah) Empire was ruled by the Khwarazmian dynasty (also known by Khwarazmshah dynasty, Anushtegin dynasty or Anushteginids) and consisted of parts of modern-day Iran, Afghanistan and Central Asia.
The Khwarazmshah dynasty were initially vassal rulers of the Seljuqs but later established their own independent state - which quickly grew into an empire - after the death of the Seljuq Sultan, Sanjar, in 1157.
The polity ends after the Mongol conquest of the region in 1219-1221, and the death of the final Khwarazmshah, Muḥammad, Jalāl al-Dīn, in 1231.
The list of rulers are:
c. 470/c. 1077 Anūshtigin Gharcha’ī nominal Khwārazm Shāh.
490/1097 Ekinchi b. Qochqar, Turkish governor with the title Khwdrazm Shah.
490/1097 Arslan Tigin Muḥammad b. Anūshtigin, Abu ’l-Fatḥ, Quṭb al-Dín, Khwārazm Shah.
521/1127 Qïzïl Arslan Atsïz b. Muḥammad, Abu ‘l-Muẓaffar ‘Alā al-Dīn.
551/1156 Il Arslan b. Atsïz, Abu’ l-Fatḥ.
567/1172 Tekish b. Il Arslan, Abu’ l-Muẓaffar Tāj al-Dunyā wa ‘ l-Dīn.
567– 89/1172–93 Mahmūd b. Il Arslan, Abu ‘ l-Qāsim Sulṭan Shāh, Jalāl al- Dunyā wa ’l-Dīn, rival ruler in northern Khurasan, d.589/1193.
596/1200 Muḥammad b. Tekish ‘Alā’ al-Dīn.
617–28/1220–31 Mengübirti (one of the usual renderings of this cryptic Turkish name; a further possibility suggested recently by Dr Peter Jackson is Mingīrinī: ‘having a thousand men’ = the familiar Persian name Hazārmard) b. Muḥammad, Jalāl al-Dīn.
Mongol conquest of Transoxania and Persia.
[1] [2] [3]

[1]: Khwarazmshahs I. Descendants of the Line of Anuštigin. https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/items/U9U8ZTYS

[2]: Bosworth 2012: 301-302. https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/items/B6JRSLIB

[3]: Soucek 2000: 320. https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/items/GNQIHZ4T

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Identity and Location
Temporal Bounds
Political and Cultural Relations
Language
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Social Complexity Variables
Social Scale
Hierarchical Complexity
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Law
Specialized Buildings: polity owned
Transport Infrastructure
Special-purpose Sites
Information / Writing System
Information / Kinds of Written Documents
Information / Money
Information / Postal System
Information / Measurement System
Warfare Variables (Military Technologies)
Fortifications
Military use of Metals
Projectiles
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Economy Variables (Luxury Goods) Coding in Progress.
Religion Variables Coding in Progress.
Crisis Consequences Coding in Progress.
Power Transitions Coding in Progress.

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General Variables
Identity and Location Khwarezmid Empire (tm_khwarezmid_emp)
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Utm Zone 38 N Confident 1157 CE  1231 CE
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Original Name Khwarezmid Empire Confident 1157 CE  1231 CE
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Capital Gurganj Confident 1077 CE 1212 CE
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Capital Samarqand Confident 1212 CE 1220 CE
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Capital Ghazna Confident 1220 CE 1221 CE
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Capital Tabriz Confident 1225 CE 1231 CE
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Alternative Name Khwarazmian Empire Confident 1157 CE  1231 CE
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Alternative Name Khorezmian Empire Confident 1157 CE  1231 CE
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Alternative Name Khwarazmian dynasty Confident 1157 CE  1231 CE
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Alternative Name Khwarazmshah dynasty Confident 1157 CE  1231 CE
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Alternative Name Khorezmshah Kingdom Confident 1157 CE  1231 CE
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Alternative Name Anushtegin dynasty Confident 1157 CE  1231 CE
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Alternative Name Anushteginids Confident 1157 CE  1231 CE
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Temporal Bounds Khwarezmid Empire (tm_khwarezmid_emp)
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Duration [1157 CE ➜ 1231 CE] Confident
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Political and Cultural Relations Khwarezmid Empire (tm_khwarezmid_emp)
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Language Khwarezmid Empire (tm_khwarezmid_emp)
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Religion Khwarezmid Empire (tm_khwarezmid_emp)
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Religious Tradition Islam Confident 1157 CE  1231 CE
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Social Complexity Variables
Social Scale Khwarezmid Empire (tm_khwarezmid_emp)
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Population of the Largest Settlement - Suspected 1157 CE  1231 CE
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Polity Territory 2,300,000 km2 Confident 1210 CE
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Polity Territory 3,600,000 km2 Confident 1218 CE
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Polity Population 5,000,000 people Confident 1220 CE
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Largest Communication Distance 2084 Confident 1157 CE  1231 CE
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Hierarchical Complexity Khwarezmid Empire (tm_khwarezmid_emp)
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Settlement Hierarchy 5 Confident 1157 CE  1231 CE
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Military Level 10 Confident 1157 CE  1231 CE
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Administrative Level 6 Confident 1157 CE  1231 CE
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Professions Khwarezmid Empire (tm_khwarezmid_emp)
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Professional Soldier Present Confident 1157 CE  1231 CE
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Professional Priesthood Absent Confident 1157 CE  1231 CE
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Professional Military Officer Present Confident 1157 CE  1231 CE
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Source Of Support salary Confident 1157 CE  1231 CE
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Bureaucracy Characteristics Khwarezmid Empire (tm_khwarezmid_emp)
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Specialized Government Building Present Confident 1157 CE  1231 CE
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Merit Promotion Unknown Suspected 1157 CE  1231 CE
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Full Time Bureaucrat Present Confident 1157 CE  1231 CE
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Examination System Unknown Suspected 1157 CE  1231 CE
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Law Khwarezmid Empire (tm_khwarezmid_emp)
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Professional Lawyer Present Confident 1157 CE  1231 CE
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Judge Present Inferred 1157 CE  1231 CE
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Present Confident 1157 CE  1231 CE
Court Present Inferred 1157 CE  1231 CE
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Specialized Buildings: polity owned Khwarezmid Empire (tm_khwarezmid_emp)
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Market Present Confident 1157 CE  1231 CE
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Irrigation System Present Confident 1157 CE  1231 CE
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Food Storage Site Present Confident 1157 CE  1231 CE
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Drinking Water Supply System Present Confident 1157 CE  1231 CE
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Communal Building Present Confident 1157 CE  1231 CE
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Utilitarian Public Building Present Confident 1157 CE  1231 CE
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Symbolic Building Present Confident 1157 CE  1231 CE
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Knowledge Or Information Building Present Confident 1157 CE  1231 CE
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Entertainment Building Present Confident 1157 CE  1231 CE
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Special Purpose House Unknown Suspected 1157 CE  1231 CE
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Transport Infrastructure Khwarezmid Empire (tm_khwarezmid_emp)
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Road Present Confident 1157 CE  1231 CE
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Port Unknown Suspected 1157 CE  1231 CE
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Canal Present Confident 1157 CE  1231 CE
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Bridge Present Confident 1157 CE  1231 CE
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Special-purpose Sites Khwarezmid Empire (tm_khwarezmid_emp)
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Mines or Quarry Present Confident 1157 CE  1231 CE
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Enclosure Present Confident 1157 CE  1231 CE
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Ceremonial Site Present Confident 1157 CE  1231 CE
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Burial Site Present Confident 1157 CE  1231 CE
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Information / Writing System Khwarezmid Empire (tm_khwarezmid_emp)
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Written Record Present Confident 1157 CE  1231 CE
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Script Present Confident 1157 CE  1231 CE
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Phonetic Alphabetic Writing Present Confident 1157 CE  1231 CE
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Nonwritten Record Present Confident 1157 CE  1231 CE
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Mnemonic Device Unknown Suspected 1157 CE  1231 CE
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Information / Kinds of Written Documents Khwarezmid Empire (tm_khwarezmid_emp)
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Scientific Literature Present Confident 1157 CE  1231 CE
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Sacred Text Present Confident 1157 CE  1231 CE
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Religious Literature Present Confident 1157 CE  1231 CE
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Practical Literature Present Confident 1157 CE  1231 CE
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Philosophy Present Confident 1157 CE  1231 CE
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Lists Tables and Classification Present Confident 1157 CE  1231 CE
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Fiction Present Confident 1157 CE  1231 CE
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Information / Money Khwarezmid Empire (tm_khwarezmid_emp)
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Token Unknown Suspected 1157 CE  1231 CE
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Precious Metal Present Confident 1157 CE  1231 CE
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Paper Currency Absent Confident 1157 CE  1231 CE
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Indigenous Coin Present Confident 1157 CE  1231 CE
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Foreign Coin Present Confident 1157 CE  1231 CE
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Article Unknown Suspected 1157 CE  1231 CE
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Store Of Wealth Present Confident 1157 CE  1231 CE
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Debt And Credit Structure Unknown Suspected 1157 CE  1231 CE
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Information / Postal System Khwarezmid Empire (tm_khwarezmid_emp)
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Postal Station Unknown Suspected 1157 CE  1231 CE
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General Postal Service Unknown Suspected 1157 CE  1231 CE
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Courier Unknown Suspected 1157 CE  1231 CE
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Fastest Individual Communication - Suspected 1157 CE  1231 CE
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Information / Measurement System Khwarezmid Empire (tm_khwarezmid_emp)
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Weight Measurement System Present Confident 1157 CE  1231 CE
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Volume Measurement System Present Confident 1157 CE  1231 CE
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Length Measurement System Present Confident 1157 CE  1231 CE
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Area Measurement System Present Confident 1157 CE  1231 CE
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Warfare Variables (Military Technologies)
Fortifications Khwarezmid Empire (tm_khwarezmid_emp)
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Military use of Metals Khwarezmid Empire (tm_khwarezmid_emp)
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Projectiles Khwarezmid Empire (tm_khwarezmid_emp)
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Handheld weapons Khwarezmid Empire (tm_khwarezmid_emp)
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Animals used in warfare Khwarezmid Empire (tm_khwarezmid_emp)
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Armor Khwarezmid Empire (tm_khwarezmid_emp)
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Naval technology Khwarezmid Empire (tm_khwarezmid_emp)
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Economy Variables (Luxury Goods)
Religion Variables
Moralizing Supernatural Punishment and Reward Khwarezmid Empire (tm_khwarezmid_emp)
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Human Sacrifice Khwarezmid Empire (tm_khwarezmid_emp)
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Crisis Cases
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Power Transitions
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