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- The Mongol and Post-Mongol Era
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- Persia & Central Asia · Anatolia
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Jalal al-Din Mankubirti, son of Muhammad Khwarazmshah, was the last sultan of the Khwarazmian state, carrying its banner after his father. He fought Genghis Khan on the Indus and was defeated after astonishing the Tatars; he then ruled the Jibal and Azerbaijan, took Tiflis in 623 AH and won Akhlat.
Jalal al-Din Mankubirti, the eldest son of Muhammad Khwarazmshah and the last Khwarazmian sultan, carried the state's banner after his father. Ibn al-Athir records that he fought Genghis Khan on the Indus river and was defeated — after doing among the Tatar ranks what amazed them until Genghis Khan admired him; he then ruled the Jibal and Azerbaijan, took Tiflis from the Georgians on 8 Rabi' al-Awwal 623 AH and besieged Akhlat until it was his; he opposed al-Malik al-Ashraf and Kayqubad of Rum until defeated by them, and was beaten by the Tatars near Amid in 628 AH, after which news of him ceased.
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Jalal al-Din Mankubirti, the eldest son of Muhammad Khwarazmshah and the last Khwarazmian sultan, carried the state's banner after his father. Ibn al-Athir records that he fought Genghis Khan on the Indus river and was defeated — after doing among the Tatar ranks what amazed them until Genghis Khan admired him; he then ruled the Jibal and Azerbaijan, took Tiflis from the Georgians on 8 Rabi' al-Awwal 623 AH, then besieged Akhlat until it was his; he opposed al-Malik al-Ashraf and Kayqubad of Rum until defeated by them, and was beaten by the Tatars near Amid in 628 AH, after which news of him ceased.
Overview
Jalal al-Din Mingburnu ibn Khwarazm-shah, the eldest son of Khwarazm-shah Muhammad and the last sultan of the Khwarazmian state. He carried its banner after his father. 1
Events
Ibn al-Athir relates that he fought Genghis Khan on the Indus and was defeated, after he had caused among the Tatar armies such dismay that Genghis Khan admired him. He then ruled the Jibal lands and Azerbaijan. He took Tiflis from the Georgians on 8 Rabi' al-Awwal 623 AH, and then besieged Khilat and took it. 2
He opposed al-Malik al-Ashraf and Kaykubad, lord of the lands of Rum, until he was defeated by them. He was defeated by the Tatars near Amid in 628 AH, and his news was cut off thereafter. 2
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Connections
- Participated in
- War between al-Ashraf's and Jalal al-Din's armies· Jalal al-Din routs the Georgians· The Georgians enter and burn Tiflis· Jalal al-Din reaches Amid and is routed there· Jalal al-Din besieges Ani and Kars· Jalal al-Din plunders Armenia· Jalal al-Din's blow on the Ayubiyya Turkmen· Jalal al-Din takes Azerbaijan· The breach between Jalal al-Din and his brother Ghiyath al-Din· Jalal al-Din plunders the Ismaili lands· Jalal al-Din besieges and takes Khilat· Jalal al-Din's first siege of Khilat· Jalal al-Din reaches Khuzistan and Iraq· Jalal al-Din's first clash with the Mongols in Azerbaijan· Jalal al-Din returns to Tabriz, takes Ganja, marries Uzbak's wife· Jalal al-Din takes the city of Tiflis from the Georgians· Kirman revolts; Jalal al-Din marches on it· The Battle of Yassi Jaman (Basi Jaman)
People and things also explored
Azerbaijan· The Mongols· al-Malik al-Ashraf, lord of Damascus· Khilat (Akhlat)· Tabriz· Tiflis· The Ismaili Da'wa· Amid (Diyarbakir)
Sources
- al-Kamil fi'l-Tarikh of Ibn al-Athir , p. 460-462
- al-Kamil fi'l-Tarikh of Ibn al-Athir , p. 460-462, 492-495
- Shadharat al-Dhahab — Ibn al-Imad al-Hanbali
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islam.museum contributors. “جلال الدين منكبرتي بن خوارزم شاه”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/jalal-al-din-khwarazmshah/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-26.