Muhammad II of Khwarazm

Muhammad II
The Second Alexander[1]
Depiction of Muhammad II in a 1430 manuscript of the Jami' al-tawarikh by Rashid-al-Din Hamadani
Shah of Khwarezm
Reign1200–1220
Coronation1200
PredecessorTekish
SuccessorJalal al-Din Mangburni
Co-rulerTerken Khatun
Born1169
Died1220 (aged 50–51)
Caspian Sea
SpouseAy Chichek Khatun
Issue
Names
Laqab: Ala ad-Din (shortly), Iskandar-i Sani
Kunya: Abul-Fath
Given name: Muhammad
Turkic nickname: Sanjar
Nasab: Muhammad ibn Tekish ibn Il-Arslan ibn Atsiz ibn Muhammad ibn Anushtegin
HouseHouse of Anushtegin
FatherTekish
MotherTerken Khatun
ReligionSunni Islam

'Alā' al-Din Muhammad (Persian: علاءالدین محمد خوارزمشاه; full name: Ala ad-Dunya wa ad-Din Abul-Fath Muhammad Sanjar ibn Tekish) was the Shah of the Khwarazmian Empire from 1200 to 1220. His ancestor was Anushtegin Gharchai, a Turkic Ghulam who eventually became a viceroy of a small province named Khwarizm. He was subjected to the Mongol conquest of the Khwarazmian Empire, which resulted in the utter destruction of his empire.

  1. ^ Mohammad Habib (1992). "THE KHWARAZMIAN EMPIRE". In Mohammad Habib; Khaliq Ahmad Nizami (eds.). A Comprehensive History of India: The Delhi Sultanat (A.D. 1206-1526). Vol. 5 (Second ed.). The Indian History Congress / People's Publishing House. p. 42. OCLC 31870180. Taksh's sucçessor, Alauddin Muhammnad Khwarazm Shah, styled 'the Second Alexander' (1200-20), was the last of the old type of Emperor-Sultans, for Timur does not belong to this category

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