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Afrighids
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The Afrighids (Khwarazmian: ʾfryḡ) were a native Khwarezmian Iranian dynasty who ruled over the ancient kingdom of Khwarazm. Over time, they were under the suzerainty of the Sasanian Empire, the Hephthalite Empire, the Göktürk Khaganate, the Umayyad Caliphate, Abbasid Caliphate and the Samanid Empire.

Key facts

Country.conventional_long_name
Afrighid dynasty
Country.common_name
Khwarmezm
Country.era
Middle Ages
Country.government_type
Monarchy
Country.image_map
AfrighidsMap.png
Country.image_map_caption
Map showing the territory ruled by the Afrighid dynasty (highlighted in green), abutting the southern shore of the (former) Aral Sea
Country.capital
Kath
Country.common_languages
Old Khwarazmian
Country.religion
Zoroastrianism (until the early 9th-century)Sunni Islam (after the early 9th-century)
Country.title_leader
Khwarazmshah
Country.leader1
Afrig (first)
Country.year_leader1
305–???
Country.leader2
Abu 'Abdallah Muhammad (last)
Country.year_leader2
967–995
Country.year_start
305
Country.year_end
995
Country.event_end
Ma'munid conquest of Khwarezm.
Country.s1
Ma'munids

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  • Religion
  • Language
  • Names of rulers
  • References
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  • Further reading

The Afrighids (Khwarazmian: ʾfryḡ) were a native Khwarezmian Iranian dynasty who ruled over the ancient kingdom of Khwarazm. Over time, they were under the suzerainty of the Sasanian Empire, the Hephthalite Empire, the Göktürk Khaganate, the Umayyad Caliphate, Abbasid Caliphate and the Samanid Empire.

They were ultimately deposed by a rival family, the Ma'munids of Gurganj, who became the new rulers of Khwarazm.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Afrighids” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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