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5steps · 30min · newcomer · student
The empire
خوارزم: من بحر قزوين إلى الخليج.
The shah
محمد خوارزم شاه يستفز جنكيز خان.
Merv
عروس خراسان تُدمر: مليون قتيل يُروى.
Jalal al-Din
الابن المنكبر يقاوم عشر سنين.
The end
1231: آخر الخوارزمية يسقط.
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Overview
A path through the last power before the Mongols: the Khwarazmshah rules Iran and Khurasan, and Jalal al-Din resists Genghis Khan. An empire of twenty years.
Sources
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islam.museum contributors. “The Khwarazmian Empire”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/exhibits/path-khwarazm/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-17.