Muhammad II of Khwarazm
| Muhammad II | |||||
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| The Second Alexander | |||||
Depiction of Muhammad II in a 1430 manuscript of the Jami' al-tawarikh by Rashid-al-Din Hamadani | |||||
| Shah of Khwarazm | |||||
| Reign | 3 August 1200 – 11 January 1221 | ||||
| Coronation | 3 August 1200 | ||||
| Predecessor | Tekish | ||||
| Successor | Jalal al-Din Mangburni | ||||
| Co-ruler | Terken Khatun | ||||
| Born | 1169 | ||||
| Died | 11 January 1221 (aged 52) Caspian Sea | ||||
| Spouse | Ay Chichek Khatun | ||||
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| House | House of Anushtegin | ||||
| Father | Tekish | ||||
| Mother | Terken Khatun | ||||
| Religion | Sunni Islam | ||||
'Alā' al-Din Muhammad II (Persian: علاءالدین محمد خوارزمشاه; full name: Ala ad-Dunya wa ad-Din Abul-Fath Muhammad Sanjar ibn Tekish) was the Shah of the Khwarazmian Empire from 3 August 1200 to 11 January 1221. His ancestor was Anushtegin Gharchai, a Turkic Ghulam who eventually became a viceroy of a small province in Central Asia named Khwarazm. He was subjected to the Mongol conquest of the Khwarazmian Empire, which resulted in the utter destruction of his empire.