This is a continuation of “The Khorezmian Empire: from slaves to Khorezmshahs (part I)” The Mongol conquest The Kara-Khitan Empire, immersed in disarray during its final years, ceased to exist in 1218 when it...

The Khorezmian Empire of the Anushteginids is mostly remembered as one of Genghis Khan’s foes. However, this dynasty of Turkoman stock became the regional power of its day. Emerging from the fringes of the...