Qutlugh-Khanids


The Qutlugh-Khanids was a dynasty of ethnic Khitan origin that ruled over Kirman 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" in traditional Chinese scholarship, Wang Zhilai wrote a paper On the Later Western Liao 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.

List of monarchs of the Qutlugh-Khanid dynasty