Rashid al-Din Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn Abd Jalil al-Umari, better known by his nickname of Vatvat, was a secretary, poet, philologist in the Khwarazmian Empire. In addition to being a prolific author in Arabic and Persian, he also occupied high-ranking offices, serving as the chief secretary and propagandist under the Khwarazmshahs Atsiz and Il-Arslan.
Incipit page of One Hundred Sayings by Ali Rashid al-Din Vatvat
Ala al-Din wa-l-Dawla Abu'l-Muzaffar Atsiz ibn Muhammad ibn Anushtegin, better known as Atsiz (اتسز) was the second Khwarazmshah from 1127 to 1156. He was the son and successor of Muhammad I.
Coin minted under Atsiz, citing his Seljuk suzerain Ahmad Sanjar