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Khwarazm Shah Expansion

Type Event Region Asia Time 1111

Around 1111 CE, Khwarazm Shah Qutb al-Din Muhammad, having shed Seljuk suzerainty, expanded east against the Karakhanids and Transoxiana powers, turn…

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  1. 1111Gurganj · KhwarazmDuring Qutb al-Din Muhammad's reign he gradually reduced tribute and military obligations to the Seljuk sultan in Baghdad, using Gurganj as his power center and establishing Khwarazm's status as an independent shahdom.
  2. 1111Transoxiana · TransoxianaKhwarazm forces pressed toward Samarkand and Bukhara, contesting control of oasis cities and trade routes with the Karakhanid Khanate and remnant Ghaznavid forces, thereby reshaping Central Asia's political map.

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