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Name: Western Kara-Khanid Khanate (Kara Khitan)

Type: Polity

Start: 1142 AD

End: 1180 AD

Nation: western kara-khanid khanate

Parent: qara khitai

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In the late 11th century, the Karakhanid Khanates came under the suzerainty of the Seljuk Empire, followed by the Qara Khitai (Western Liao dynasty) in the mid-12th century. The Western Khanate was extinguished by the Khwarazmian Empire in 1213.

Establishment


  • January 1142: In 1141, the Qarakhanids had to recognize the sovereignty of the Kara-Khitans.
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    1. Events


  • January 1151: Beginning in the mid-12th century, Ghor expressed its independence from the Ghaznavid Empire.

  • Disestablishment


  • January 1181: The Western Kara-Khanid Khanate fell to the Khwarazmian Empire.
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