Political intermarriages of the Qutlugh Khanate family in Kerman and their political and administrative impact on the Karakhitai state (the Khwarazmian state and the Mongols as a model) (619-703 AH/1222-1303 AD)

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مدرس التاريخ الإسلامي والحضارة الإسلامية - كلية التربية- جامعة الإسكندرية

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The research topic deals with studying the political marriages of the Qutlugh Khanate family in Kerman and their political and administrative effects on the Karakhitai state (the Khwarazmian state and the Mongols as a model); this is to monitor the positive and negative effects resulting from these marriages on the political and administrative sides, The study is based on three main topics that include a group of axes. The first topic dealt with the emergence of the Karakhitai Emirate in Kerman, and the second topic dealt with the political impact of the marriages of the Qutlugh Khan family on the Karakhitai state through several axes, which are: The impact of political marriages in consolidating and strengthening the control and authority of Baraq al-Hajeb over Kerman, and the impact of marriages on women’s participation and intervention in political events and access to power. As for the third topic, I discussed the administrative impact of marriages of the Qutlugh Khan family on the Kara-Khitayi state through several axes: the impact of political marriages of the Qutlugh Khan family with the Mongols on the appointment and removal of rulers, the impact of political marriages of the Qutlugh Khan family on military submission to the Mongols, and the impact of political marriages of the Qutlugh Khan family on tax and financial systems. The study ended with a conclusion.

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