At a glance
- Era
- The Umayyad Period
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Overview
Al-Baladhuri relates that the king of Khwarazm was weak, and that his brother Khurrazad opposed him and grew strong against him. He sent to Qutayba that he would give him money and hand over the keys, on condition that he make him king of his lands rather than his brother. 1 The event took place in Khwarizm.
The cities
He says that Khwarizm has three cities surrounded by walls, the strongest of which is the City of the Elephant. Ali ibn Mujahid said that the City of the Elephant is Samarqand. The king went to the strongest of the cities and sent the money to Qutayba. 1
Connections
- Had participant
- Khurrazad· قتيبة بن مسلم الباهلي
- Occurred at
- Khwarizm
People and things also explored
Qutayba's Settlement of Khwarizm· The Abu Tutayna Affair· death of Khwarazmshah Tekish· Khwarazmshah takes Transoxiana and restores Khurasan· Qutayba's Conquest of Madinat al-Fil· Qutayba's Baykand, Bukhara and Nizak's Killing· The Killing of Qutayba ibn Muslim· Qutayba's Opening beyond the River
Sources
- Futuh al-Buldan — al-Baladhuri (Mu'assasat al-Ma'arif edition)
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islam.museum contributors. “Khwarizm's King Summoning Qutayba against his Brother”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/khwarizm-king-appeal/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-16.