The Khwarazmian campaign against the Kurds and Kurdish regions

This book is a historical study on the Khwarazmian campaign against the Kurds and Kurdish regions between the years (590-644 AH / 1194-1247 AD), consisting of an introduction, three chapters, and appendices.

The first chapter of this book is about the political history of the Khwarazmian state and the situation of Kurdish regions during the rule of the Atabegs and contains five topics, which are: the Khwarazmian family and their acquisition of power, the most important emirs of the Khwarazmian state, the expansion of their power and the occupation of the Islamic East, the reason for the collapse of the Khwarazmian state against the Mongols and their retreat towards the west, and the situation of Kurdish regions during the rule of the Atabegs.

The second chapter discusses the Khwarazmian attack on Kurdistan between the years (590-628 AH / 1195-1231 AD) and consists of seven topics on the capture of Hamadan, the Khwarazmian attack in the year (622 AH / 1225 AD) on Daquq, the occupation of Azerbaijan and its reasons, the Khwarazmian attack on the city of Khilat in the years (623-627 AH / 1226-1230 AD), the alliance of the Seljuks of Rum and the Ayyubids against Jalal ad-Din Khwarazmshah and the most important consequences of the attack on Khilat, the Khwarazmian attack on the cities of Jazira, and the stance of Kurdish regions against the Khwarazmian attack and occupation..

The third chapter of the book discusses the relationship of the Khwarazmians with Kurdish powers and rulers and Kurdish regions and contains six topics that discuss the relationship of the Khwarazmians with the Atabegs of Erbil, the relationship between the Khwarazmian state and the Ayyubid emir, the relationship between Kurdish women and Khwarazmian suitors, the killing of Jalal ad-Din Khwarazmshah by the Kurds, the reasons for the defeat and collapse of the Khwarazmian state, and the relationship of the remnants of the Khwarazmian army with the Ayyubid Kurds of Damascus and Jazira.