Independence of Khwarazm

Name: Independence of Khwarazm
Start: 1004

Type Event Region Central Asia Time c. 1004

Around 1004 CE, Khwarazm Shah Mamun I (Abu al-Abbas Mamun) threw off Ghaznavid suzerainty and established an independent Khwarazmian state, a rising …

Timeline

c. 1002–1003Ghazni · AfghanistanMamun I was originally the governor of Khwarazm appointed by Ghaznavid sultan Mahmud; amid turmoil in Khurasan he gradually expanded his autonomy, reducing tribute and military obligations to the Ghaznavid court.
c. 1004Urgench · UzbekistanMamun I formally assumed the title of shah in Khwarazm, minted coins, appointed officials, and no longer recognized Ghaznavid suzerainty, making Khwarazm an independent Islamic polity in the lower Amu Darya.

Sources

Khwārezm https://www.britannica.com/place/Khwarazm
The Cambridge History of Iran, Volume 4: From the Arab Invasion to the Saljuqs — R. N. Frye (ed.) (1975)