Kharazm
Khwarezm,Khawarazm
خوارزم ، خوراسمیا
Kharazm is referred to the land in Amu Darya Delta hosting several vassal
Iranian states in history covering most of today's
Uzbekistan and
Turkmenistan.
From Iranian origin, people referred to as
Kharazmian played an important role in keeping Iranian ancient culture alive during several invasions by
Aniranian Arabs, Mongols, etc.
According to
Biruni; Kharazm was first ruled in 1292 B.C. by Siyavash, the hero of Iranian epic
Shahnameh, and later by his son
Kay Khosrau as part of the greater
Khorasan.
Kharazm was under Afrighid and then
Samanid control until the 10th century before it was conquered by the Ghaznavid rulers.
In the 11th century, the Kharazmi Empire was founded and, in the early 13th century, ruled over all of
Persia under the
Shah
Aladdin Mohammad 2.
-Kharazm is the name of a city in Today’s Uzbekistan.
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