Terken Khatun (wife of Ala al-Din Tekish)

Terken Khatun
Terken Khatun captive to Mongols
Consort of the Shah of Khwarazmian Empire
Tenure1172–1200
Died1233
SpouseAla al-Din Tekish
IssueMuhammad II
HouseKhwarazmian (by marriage)
FatherKipchak Khan
ReligionIslam

Terken Khatun (Persian: ترکان خاتون) was the Empress of the Khwarazmian Empire by marriage to Shah Ala al-Din Tekish, and the mother and de facto co-ruler of Muhammad II of the Khwarazmian Empire.

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