Qutlugh-Khanids
Mongolic dynasty in Kirman, Iran (1222 to 1306) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Qutlugh-Khanids (Persian: قراختاییان کرمان, otherwise known as the Qutlugh-Khanid dynasty, Kirmanid dynasty, or very rarely as the Later Western Liao) was a culturally Persianate dynasty of ethnic Khitan origin that ruled over Kirman (in present-day Kerman Province, Iran) from 1222 to 1306.
Qutlugh-Khanids Persian: قراختاییان کرمان | |||||||||||||
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1222–1306 | |||||||||||||
Coinage of Qutlugh-Khanid ruler Muzaffar al-Din Mohammad Shah Sultan (r.1296-1304). Citing the Il-khanate ruler Ghazan Mahmud as overlord.
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Status | Sultanate | ||||||||||||
Government | Monarchy | ||||||||||||
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• Established | 1222 | ||||||||||||
• Disestablished | 1306 | ||||||||||||
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Today part of | Iran |
It was founded by Buraq Hajib, who emigrated from the Qara Khitai (Western Liao dynasty) during the collapse of the realm. Originally an independent entity, the Qutlugh-Khanid dynasty subsequently ruled as vassals of the Khwarazmian dynasty, the Mongol Empire and the Ilkhanate. The dynasty was removed from power by the Ilkhanid ruler Öljaitü, who appointed Nasir al-Din Muhammad ibn Burhan as governor of Kirman.