Abu al-Hasan Ali

Abu al-Hasan 'Ali (d. c. 1009) was Khwarazm-Shah from 997

997

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 until his death. The second member of the Ma'munid dynasty, he was the son of Mamun I

Mamun I

Ma'mun I Abu 'Ali was Khwarazm-Shah from 995 until his death. He was the founder of the Ma'munid dynasty, which lasted from 995 until 1017....

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In 997

997

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 Ali took over Khwarazm following his father's death. Little is known of his reign. He married the Ghaznavid sultan Mahmud's sister Kah-Kalji, but also was in close contact with the Ghaznavids' rivals, the Karakhanids. He died sometime around 1009 and was succeeded by his brother, Abu al-Abbas Mamun

Mamun II

Abu'l-Abbas Ma'mun was Khwarazm-Shah from 1008 or 1009 until his death, having succeeded his brother Abu al-Hasan Ali in that post. He was the son of Mamun I....

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