Capture of Turkestan (1198)
| Turkestan Campaign (1198) | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Cuman Empire | Khwarazmian Empire | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
| Unknown leader | Ala ad-Din Tekish | ||||||||
War
[change | change source]He broke with the Caliphate and was on the brink of a war with it until the Caliph accepted him as Sultan of Iran, Khorasan, and Turkestan in 1198.[1]