Mongol invasion of Khwarazm
1219–1221 · Event
Genghis Khan destroys the Khwarazmian Empire across modern Iran and Central Asia; cities like Samarkand and Merv razed.
On these timelines: Mongol Empire, Persia and Iran, Master
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