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Shihab al-Din al-Ghuri turned back from his march toward India and besieged Khwarazm, pressing its people hard. The Khwarazm-shah sought help from the Khitai. When they arrived, Shihab al-Din fled to Khurasan. 1
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- Khwarizm
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- Shihab al-Din al-Ghuri· Qara Khitay· خوارزم شاه علاء الدين محمد
People and things also explored
death of Khwarazmshah Tekish· Khwarazmshah takes Transoxiana and restores Khurasan· Shihab al-Din's victory over the king of Hind and the taking of Ajmer (588 AH)· death of Ghiyath al-Din, king of Ghur· Perishing of the Khwarazmshah on an island in the Caspian Sea· Shihab al-Din al-Ghuri versus the king of Banaras· Ibn Khurmail killed; Herat besieged again· Ismailis massacred in Khurasan
Sources
- al-Kamil fi'l-Tarikh of Ibn al-Athir , p. 285
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islam.museum contributors. “Shihab al-Din's siege of Khwarazm and his defeat by the Khita”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/shihab-khwarazm-siege-600/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-22.