Azerbaijan Campaign (1224-25)

Azerbaijan Campaign (1225)
Date	1224-1225
Location	Azerbaijan
Result	Khwarazmian victory
Belligerents
Eldiguzids; Shirvanshahs	Khwarazmian Empire
Commanders and leaders
Uzbek bin Pahlivan †	Jalal al-Din Mingburnu
Strength
Unknown	Unknown
Casualties and losses
Heavy	Unknown

War

Tabriz

The next year, he dethroned the Uzbek Muzaffar al-Din, ruler of the Eldiguzids, and set himself up in their capital of Tabriz on 25 July 1225.^[1]

Maragha

After receiving a request from Maragha, who complained about Malika Khatun's usurpation of power in the country, Jalal al-Din Mangburni occupied Maragha in May 1225.^[2]

Ganja

Later in 1225, Jalal al-Din moved against Ganja. The city's governor, Jalal ad-Din al-Qumi, surrendered Ganja to Khwarazmian commander Orkhan. This betrayal forced Atabeg Uzbek to flee to the fortress of Alinja in Nakhchivan. Shortly thereafter, Uzbek died, reportedly after hearing of his wife's marriage to Jalal al-Din.^[2]

References

↑ Grousset, Rene (1991). The Empire of the Steppes. Rutgers University Press.
1 2 Buniyatov, Z.M. (2015). Mustafayev, Shahin; Welsford, Thomas (eds.). A History of the Khorezmian State under the Anushteginids, 1097-1231. Samarkand: The International Institute for Central Asian Studies (IICAS).

[1] Grousset, Rene (1991). The Empire of the Steppes. Rutgers University Press.

[Buniyatov,_Z.M._(2015)._Mustafayev,_Shahin;_Welsford,_Thomas_(eds.)._A_History_of_the_Khorezmian_State_under_the_Anushteginids,_1097-1231._Samarkand:_The_International_Institute_for_Central_Asian_Studies_(IICAS)-2] 1 2 Buniyatov, Z.M. (2015). Mustafayev, Shahin; Welsford, Thomas (eds.). A History of the Khorezmian State under the Anushteginids, 1097-1231. Samarkand: The International Institute for Central Asian Studies (IICAS).

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