At a glance
- Era
- The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks
- Region
- Persia & Central Asia
- Review
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In time
Trade and financeWars and campaigns
Overview
Ibn al-Athir relates that the amir Taj al-Din Abu Bakr, lord of Zuzan, who at the beginning was a camel-driver hiring out camels on journeys, became one of the notable amirs and trusted men of Muhammad ibn Tekish, Khwarazm Shah. 2
The conquests
He took Kirman from its lord Harb ibn Muhammad ibn Abi al-Fadl in the shortest time. Then he marched to the parts of Makran and took all of it, to the Sind from the borders of Kabul. He came to Hormuz on the coast of the sea of Makran, and its lord Maltak obeyed him and sent money. The Khwarazm Shah was given the khutba in Qalhat and some of Oman, because its people obeyed the lord of Hormuz. 2
Hormuz
Ibn al-Athir describes Hormuz as the great harbour where merchants gathered from the far reaches of India, China and Yemen. 2
Date
The event was reported to Ibn al-Athir by one of the soldiers of Mosul who had accompanied the conquest, and he was unsure of its year. It is in 611 AH or a little before or after it. 2
Connections
- Had participant
- Taj al-Din Abu Bakr of Zuzan· خوارزم شاه علاء الدين محمد
People and things also explored
Perishing of the Khwarazmshah on an island in the Caspian Sea· death of Khwarazmshah Tekish· Ibn Khurmail killed; Herat besieged again· Khwarazmshah takes Ghazna and its dependencies· Khwarazmshah seizes the Ghurid lands in Khurasan· the Khwarazmshah retakes what the Ghurids had seized· Khwarazmshah's siege of Herat· Khwarazmshah takes the Jibal
Sources
- al-Kamil fi'l-Tarikh of Ibn al-Athir , p. 362-363
- al-Kamil fi'l-Tarikh of Ibn al-Athir , p.362-363
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Taj al-Din Abu Bakr's conquest of Kirman, Makran and Sind for the Khwarazmshah (c. 611 AH)”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/taj-al-din-kirman-hormuz-611/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-16.