Qutlugh-Khanids

The Qutlugh-Khanids (otherwise known as the Qutlugh-Khanid dynasty, Kirmanid dynasty, or very rarely as the Later Western Liao) was a dynasty of ethnic Khitan origin that ruled over Kirman (in present-day Kerman Province, Iran) from 1222 to 1306.

It was founded by Buraq Hajib, who emigrated from the Qara Khitai during the collapse of the realm. Originally an independent entity, the Qutlugh-Khanid dynasty subsequently ruled as vassals of the Khwarazmian dynasty, the Mongol Empire and the Ilkhanate. The dynasty was removed from power by the Ilkhanid ruler Öljaitü, who appointed Nasir al-Din Muhammad ibn Burhan as governor of Kirman.

Later Western Liao

Although there was no mention of a dynasty called the "Later Western Liao" (后西辽) in traditional Chinese scholarship, Wang Zhilai wrote a paper On the Later Western Liao (关于"后西辽") in 1983, where he proposed to call the Qutlugh-Khanids the "Later Western Liao", thereby positioning the dynasty as an extension of the Western Liao.[1]

List of monarchs of the Qutlugh-Khanid dynasty

• Baraq Hajib (1222-1235)
• Qutb al-Din Muhammad Khan (1235–1236)
• Rukn al-Din Khwajajuk (1236-1252)
• Qutb al-Din Muhammad Khan (second reign; 1252–1257)
• Muzaffar al-Din Hajjaj (1257-1267/8) (under regency of Kutlugh Turkan)
• Kutlugh Turkan (1257-1282)
• Jalal al-Din Suyurghatmish (1282-1292)
• Safwat al-Din Padishah Khatun (1292-1295)
• Muzaffar al-Din Mohammad (1295-1304)
  • Yuluk Shah (1295) — in rebellion
  • Suyuk Shah (1301-1302) — in rebellion
• Qutb al-Din Shah Jahan (1304-1306)

See also

• Qara Khitai
• Liao dynasty
• Khitan people

Sources

• Minorsky, V. (2012). "Ḳutlug̲h̲-K̲h̲ānids". In P. Bearman; Th. Bianquis; C.E. Bosworth; E. van Donzel; W.P. Heinrichs (eds.). The Encyclopedia of Islam, SECOND. BRILL Online.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

References

1. 王 [Wang], 治来 [Zhilai] (1983). "关于"后西辽"" [On "Later-Western Liao"]. 新疆社会科学 [Xinjiang Social Sciences] (in Chinese) (01): 91–94. ISSN 1002-4735.