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Koneurgenj.
After his asking for and being granted forgiveness, he was re-assigned
to his former position. He gained his full independence in 1156 and
reigned over the land up to Jend along the river of Seyhun.
Later,
Soltan Tekeş included Horasan Rey and Isfahan into his land in
1193-1194 589-590). His son, Alaeddin Muhammed, fought fierce battles
with the Gurlu Türkmens in Horasan and in consequence conquered a great
majority of Iran in 1210 (607), and also took Buhara and Samarkand
later. After campaigns on the land of Gur Han of Garahytay, he took the
capital Otrar too. He fought bloody battles against Jengis Han but was
defeated and later took refuge and died on an island in the Caspian Sea
in 1220 (617).
His
son, Jelaleddin, continued his resistance against the Mongol expansion
and proved himself a hero unprecedented in history. He was the first to
defeat the Mongols who had been invincible until then. However, internal
conflicts within his ranks and the army prevented him from reaching his
goals. After his stay for two years in India and many interesting
adventures and journeys, he established his sovereignty in Azarbayjan
from 1225-1231. There are many commentaries about his ultimate end, one
among which says he was killed by a Kurdish person. Though the
HarezmShah state once stretched to the same borders and influence as
that of the Great Seljujks, it did not survive.
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