Otrar Catastrophe
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The Otrar Catastrophe was a siege that took place between December 1219 and February 1220 during the Mongol invasion of the Khwarazmian Empire at Otrar, a large trading city on the Syr Darya river. In
The remnants of the citadel at Otrar, which was comprehensively destroyed by the Mongols.
A depiction of Terken Khatun (left) after her later capture by the Mongols.
Between 1219 and 1221, the Mongol forces under Genghis Khan invaded the lands of the Khwarazmian Empire in Central Asia. The campaign, which followed the annexation of the Qara Khitai Khanate, saw wid
Prince of the region of Rayy.
Genghis Khan's invasion of Central Asia from 1216 to 1224
The Khwarazmian fortress of Kyzyl-Kala participated in the resistance against the Mongol invasion.
Ruins of Muhammad's palace in Urgench.