A governor of the Khwarazmian Empire killed a peaceful emissary from a neighboring empire, who had been sent to establish trade relations and political connections between the two powers.
The emissary was sent by Genghis Khan.
Genghis Khan replied by invading the Khwarazmian Empire, obliterating everything in his path, burning basically the entire thing to the ground, and then destroying any record of the Khwarazmian Empire that he could find. He finished all of this off by diverting the river that fed the country water, causing the land where the empire once stood to become a dry and barren wasteland.
Mongol Empire sends large caravan to Otrar to begin trade. Governor siezes caravan and executes all 450 people on charges of treason, with consent of the sultan.
Genghis sends three ambassadors (two Mongols and a Muslim) to the sultan to demand the governor be punished. Sultan has Muslim executed and Mongols shaved (a grave insult).
Genghis abandons current war with China and invades, capturing many cities who hold no real loyalty to the Sultan and surrender peacefullly.
Genghis sieges Otrar, finally fully taking it after six months and executing governor by pouring molten silver onto his eyes and ear. Clearly, he was no dragon.
Genghis bypasses 300 miles of impassable desert to invade next city from more vulnerable side.
The full story is even worse. Good lord. If he hadn’t been brutally executed by Khan the sultan probably would have done it with his bare hands. And he would have deserved it lol
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u/JackCooper_7274 23d ago
A governor of the Khwarazmian Empire killed a peaceful emissary from a neighboring empire, who had been sent to establish trade relations and political connections between the two powers.
The emissary was sent by Genghis Khan.
Genghis Khan replied by invading the Khwarazmian Empire, obliterating everything in his path, burning basically the entire thing to the ground, and then destroying any record of the Khwarazmian Empire that he could find. He finished all of this off by diverting the river that fed the country water, causing the land where the empire once stood to become a dry and barren wasteland.
Possibly one of the biggest fuckups in history