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the Khitā cross the Jayḥūn — war with the Khwārazmshāh

عبور الخطا جيحون والحرب بينهم وبين خوارزمشاه

c. 1172 CE · 568 AH

the Jayhun (Oxus)

The Khitā — the Qarā Khiṭāy — crossed the Jayḥūn and war ran between them and Khwārazmshāh Īl-Arslān: the first reach of their dominion beyond the river after the Seljuk state had fallen 1.

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1160117011801190 c.
The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era · The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks

Sides

the Qarā Khiṭāy

the Khwārazmshāh's army

Commanders: Il-Arslan, Khwarazmshah

Summary

The Khita (Qara Khitai) crossed the Jayhun, and war broke out between them and Il Arslan Khwarazmshah. It was the first extension of their power into Transoxiana after the end of the Seljuks 1.

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Occurred at
the Jayhun (Oxus)
Had participant
Il-Arslan, Khwarazmshah· Qara Khitay

People and things also explored

Il-Arslan, Khwarazmshah

Sources

  1. al-Kamil fi'l-Tarikh of Ibn al-Athir , p. 37
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