Khwarazmian Shah
E448762
The Khwarazmian Shah was the ruler of the Khwarazmian Empire, a powerful Persianate dynasty that dominated parts of Central Asia and Iran in the late 12th and early 13th centuries before being destroyed by the Mongol invasions.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Khwarazmian Shah canonical | 1 |
| Khwarazmshah | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4503020 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Khwarazmian Shah Context triple: [Sultan of the Seljuk Empire, followedBy, Khwarazmian Shah]
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Ilkhan
The Ilkhan was the Mongol ruler of the Ilkhanate, a southwestern division of the Mongol Empire that governed much of Persia and the surrounding regions in the 13th–14th centuries.
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B.
Khan of the Golden Horde
The Khan of the Golden Horde was the supreme ruler of the western Mongol khanate that dominated much of Eastern Europe and parts of Russia from the 13th to the 15th century.
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C.
Sabuktigin
Sabuktigin was a Turkic slave-turned-military commander who founded the Ghaznavid dynasty in the late 10th century, laying the groundwork for a powerful Islamic empire in present-day Afghanistan and surrounding regions.
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D.
Baha al-Dawla
Baha al-Dawla was a prominent 10th–11th century Buyid ruler who governed parts of Iran and Iraq during the later phase of the dynasty’s power.
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E.
Arghun
Arghun was a late 13th-century Ilkhanid ruler of Persia known for his efforts to strengthen Mongol rule and seek alliances with European powers against the Mamluks.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Khwarazmian Shah Target entity description: The Khwarazmian Shah was the ruler of the Khwarazmian Empire, a powerful Persianate dynasty that dominated parts of Central Asia and Iran in the late 12th and early 13th centuries before being destroyed by the Mongol invasions.
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A.
Ilkhan
The Ilkhan was the Mongol ruler of the Ilkhanate, a southwestern division of the Mongol Empire that governed much of Persia and the surrounding regions in the 13th–14th centuries.
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B.
Khan of the Golden Horde
The Khan of the Golden Horde was the supreme ruler of the western Mongol khanate that dominated much of Eastern Europe and parts of Russia from the 13th to the 15th century.
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C.
Sabuktigin
Sabuktigin was a Turkic slave-turned-military commander who founded the Ghaznavid dynasty in the late 10th century, laying the groundwork for a powerful Islamic empire in present-day Afghanistan and surrounding regions.
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D.
Baha al-Dawla
Baha al-Dawla was a prominent 10th–11th century Buyid ruler who governed parts of Iran and Iraq during the later phase of the dynasty’s power.
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E.
Arghun
Arghun was a late 13th-century Ilkhanid ruler of Persia known for his efforts to strengthen Mongol rule and seek alliances with European powers against the Mamluks.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
head of state
ⓘ
monarch ⓘ royal title ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Central Asia
NERFINISHED
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Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ Khwarazm NERFINISHED ⓘ Khwarazmian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital |
Gurganj
NERFINISHED
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Ray NERFINISHED ⓘ Samarkand NERFINISHED ⓘ Tabriz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Khwarazmian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Persianate ⓘ |
| dynasty | Anushteginid dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endCause | Mongol invasions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | early 13th century ⓘ |
| ethnicComposition |
Persian bureaucratic elite
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Turkic ruling elite ⓘ |
| follows | Anushteginid governorship of Khwarazm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentForm | hereditary monarchy ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
Persian
NERFINISHED
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Turkic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEra | High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Greater Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Battle of the Indus (1221)
NERFINISHED
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Mongol invasion of Khwarazm NERFINISHED ⓘ conflict with the Abbasid Caliphate ⓘ conflict with the Ghurid dynasty ⓘ war with the Kara-Khitan Khanate ⓘ |
| partOf | Khwarazmian dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessorState | Great Seljuk Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| startTime | late 11th century ⓘ |
| successorState |
Ilkhanate
NERFINISHED
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Mongol Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| territoryIncludes |
Khorasan
NERFINISHED
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Khwarazm NERFINISHED ⓘ Transoxiana NERFINISHED ⓘ parts of Afghanistan ⓘ parts of Iran ⓘ parts of Iraq ⓘ |
| titleHolder |
Ala ad-Din Muhammad II
NERFINISHED
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Ala ad-Din Tekish NERFINISHED ⓘ Atsiz NERFINISHED ⓘ Il-Arslan NERFINISHED ⓘ Jalal ad-Din Mingburnu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedTitleStyle |
Shah
NERFINISHED
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Sultan ⓘ |
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Subject: Khwarazmian Shah Description of subject: The Khwarazmian Shah was the ruler of the Khwarazmian Empire, a powerful Persianate dynasty that dominated parts of Central Asia and Iran in the late 12th and early 13th centuries before being destroyed by the Mongol invasions.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.