Region: Central Asia · Coordinates: 42.326, 59.153 · 5 events
| Year | Source | Account |
|---|---|---|
| AD 1221 | Rashid al-Din, Jami' al-tawarikh (Compendium of Chronicles) | Chinggis Khan sent Jochi, with his brothers Chagatai and Ögedei, to conquer Khwarazm. They besieged it, but because of an incident between Jochi and Chagatai (illegible) it was not taken; the next line reads «خوارزم … بستدند» (finally taken). |
| AD 1332 | Ibn Battuta, Travels | Leaving Serachuk, they cross thirty days of desert at a brisk pace, halting only twice a day (about ten in the morning and at sunset) for two hours each time, and reach Khwarazm. Water comes only from wells and rain, two to three days apart |
| AD 1332 | Ibn Battuta, Travels | They are received by the governor of Khwarazm, the emir of Uzbek Khan, Qutlugh Dumur. The emir, with his foot bandaged for gout, sits and asks about the khan, the khatun and Constantinople; a feast of roast chicken, crane and pomegranates is laid out |
| AD 1332 | Ibn Battuta, Travels | The emir orders a gift of 1,000 dirhams of silver (about 300 gold dinars) for the traveler, following the qadi's advice that giving it whole is better than spending five hundred on a feast; with this money, a black horse is bought for 35 silver dinars |
| AD 1332 | Ibn Battuta, Travels | The emir's wife, Torabek Khatun, holds a feast at a monastery she founded, gathering scholars and leading citizens, and gives gifts of sable furs and fine horses |