POLITICIAN

Muhammad II of Khwarazm

1169 - 1220

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'Alā' al-Din Muhammad (Persian: علاءالدین محمد خوارزمشاه; full name: Ala ad-Dunya wa ad-Din Abul-Fath Muhammad Sanjar ibn Tekish) was the Shah of the Khwarazmian Empire from 1200 to 1220. His ancestor was Anushtegin Gharchai, a Turkic Ghulam who eventually became a viceroy of a small province named Khwarizm. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Muhammad II of Khwarazm has received more than 262,468 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2019). Muhammad II of Khwarazm is the 927th most popular politician (up from 982nd in 2019).

Muhammad II of Khwarazm is most famous for his victory over the Seljuq Turks.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Muhammad II of Khwarazm ranks 927 out of 19,576. Before him are Moshe Sharett, Isabel Martínez de Perón, Wojciech Jaruzelski, Edward the Elder, Faisal of Saudi Arabia, and Bongbong Marcos. After him are Marcian, Princess Ludovika of Bavaria, Djedefre, Ottokar II of Bohemia, Françoise-Athénaïs de Rochechouart, Marquise de Montespan, and Dido.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1169, Muhammad II of Khwarazm ranks 2. Before him is Saint Sava. After him are Alexios II Komnenos, and Geoffrey I of Villehardouin. Among people deceased in 1220, Muhammad II of Khwarazm ranks 1. After him are Saxo Grammaticus, Attar of Nishapur, Wolfram von Eschenbach, Alys of France, Countess of Vexin, Urraca of Castile, Queen of Portugal, Agnes of France, Byzantine Empress, Kaykaus I, Andreas Capellanus, Albert II, Margrave of Brandenburg, Giraut de Bornelh, and Richeza of Denmark.

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