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Baraq Hajib Qutlugh Khan

براك حاجب قطلغ خان

Baraq Hajib Qutlugh Khan; a Qara-Khitai commander in Khwarazmshah Muhammad's service who took Kirman in 619, serving as Jalal al-Din Mingburnu's lieutenant until he sought independence in 623 by calling the Mongols against him — when Jalal al-Din marched, Baraq shut himself in a castle and wrote 'I am the purchased slave; when I heard of your coming I emptied the land for you' — and his Qutlugh-Khanid line held Kirman to about 703.

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Roles
Ruler · military-commander
Era
The Mongol and Post-Mongol Era
Region
Persia & Central Asia
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Barraq the chamberlain of Qutlugh Khan, one of the commanders of the Khita state who entered the service of Khwarazm-shah Muhammad. He seized Kirman in 619 AH. 1

He had been deputy there for Jalal al-Din Mengubirti. In 623 AH he wanted to be independent there, and sent to the Mongols urging them to fight him. When Jalal al-Din marched against him, he fortified himself in his castle and wrote to him: "I am the enslaved servant, and when I heard of your march I vacated it for you." He then remained in its kingdom. 1

The Qutlugh Khans' line in Kirman lasted from his descendants until about 703 AH. See the Qutlughkhanids of Kirman. 1

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Qutlugh-Khanids of Kirman

People and things also explored

Qutlugh Khatun· Qutlugh-Khanids of Kirman

Sources

  1. Tarikh al-Islam — Hasan Ibrahim Hasan
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Qutlugh Khatun

Qutlugh Khatun, widow of Qutb al-Din Muhammad of the Qutlugh khans; she ruled Kirman from 655 to 681 under Ilkhanid suzerainty — her son Hajjaj the nominal ruler between 660 and 700 — among the most famous women to hold sovereign rule in the Mongol age.