Anushtegin dynasty
1077–1260 Persianate Sunni Muslim dynasty of Turkic mamluk origin / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Anushtegin dynasty or Anushteginids (English: /ænuʃtəˈɡinid/, Persian: خاندان انوشتکین), also known as the Khwarazmian dynasty (Persian: خوارزمشاهیان) was a Persianate[4][5][6] Sunni Muslim dynasty of Turkic mamluk origin from the Bekdili clan of the Oghuz Turks.[7][8][9][10][11] The Anushteginid dynasty ruled the Khwarazmian Empire, consisting in large parts of present-day Central Asia, Afghanistan and Iran in the approximate period of 1077 to 1231, first as vassals of the Seljuks[12] and the Qara Khitai (Western Liao),[13] and later as independent rulers, up until the Mongol conquest of the Khwarazmian Empire in the 13th century.
Anushtegin dynasty خاندان انوشتکین, Khānedāne Ānushtegin | |
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Parent house | Begdili[1] or Qangli or other[2] |
Country | |
Current region | Central Asia Iran Afghanistan Egypt |
Founded | 1077 |
Founder | Anushtegin Gharchai |
Final ruler | Saif ad-Din Qutuz[3] |
Titles | |
Traditions | Sunni Islam (Hanafi) |
Dissolution | 1260 |
Deposition |
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The dynasty was founded by commander Anushtegin Gharchai, a former Turkic slave of the Seljuq sultans, who was appointed as governor of Khwarazm. His son, Qutb ad-Din Muhammad I, became the first hereditary Shah of Khwarazm.[14] Anush Tigin may have belonged to either the Begdili tribe of the Oghuz Turks[1] or to Chigil, Khalaj, Qipchaq, Qangly, or Uyghurs.[2]