The Mongol Empire, 1206–1294 · THE MAP IN
Map of the Mongol Empire in 1221
Khwarazm annihilated
The Mongol Empire in 1221: Khwarazm annihilated. Since 1215, 6 territories changed status on this map: including Persia (Khwarazm, then Ilkhanate), Khwarazm & Khorasan (mod. Turkmenistan), Transoxiana (mod. Uzbekistan) and 3 more.
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What changes on the map
| Persia (Khwarazm, then Ilkhanate) | The Islamic powers → The Mongol Empire |
| Khwarazm & Khorasan (mod. Turkmenistan) | The Islamic powers → The Mongol Empire |
| Transoxiana (mod. Uzbekistan) | The Islamic powers → The Mongol Empire |
| Badakhshan (mod. Tajikistan) | The Islamic powers → The Mongol Empire |
| Herat, Balkh & Ghur (mod. Afghanistan) | The Islamic powers → The Mongol Empire |
| Semirechye — Kara-Khitai (mod. Kyrgyzstan) | Beyond the storm → The Mongol Empire |
On the ground
- the Khwarazmian cities belt — sacked and depopulated, 1219–21
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