genghis khan life death and resurrection

Following this, Inalchuq barricaded himself in Otrar's inner citadel with the remnants of his troops (reportedly 1/10 of the garrison), managing to hold out for another month and inflict heavy casualties against further Mongol attacks. The Mongols entered the city and slaughtered most of Inalchuq's unprepared garrison at night.

The city only fell when a traitor within the walls (a sub-commander named Qaracha) opened the gates to the besiegers and defected with part of his army he and his men were slaughtered by the Mongols regardless, who said they would not trust traitors to serve them. Unlike most of the other cities, which either felt no loyalty to the Shah and surrendered with little to no fighting or sallied out with outnumbered forces to be destroyed by the Mongols in the field Otrar's garrison remained on their walls and resisted stubbornly against Mongol attacks for over five months. Inalchuq was in charge of the garrison (an exaggerated 20,000–60,000 men according to pro-Mongol historians). Genghis Khan besieged Otrar in 1219, as one of the first major cities to be attacked. Muhammad responded by beheading the Muslim ambassador and shaving off the beards of his two Mongol companions, provoking Genghis Khan's retaliatory invasion. A camel driver escaped this massacre to report back to Genghis Khan, who responded by sending a delegation of one Muslim and two Mongol diplomats to Sultan Muhammad demanding Inalchuq be punished.

With the assent of Sultan Muhammad, he executed the entire caravan, and its goods were sold in Bukhara. There may, in fact, have been spies in the caravan however Inalchuq may have also been provoked by having been called Inalchuq rather than the less familiar Ghayir-Khan by one of the members of the caravan, or perhaps was motivated by simply wanting to seize the caravan's riches. Inalchuq accused them of being Mongolian spies and arrested them.

In 1218, a Mongolian trade caravan of around 450 men arrived in Otrar, including an ambassador of Genghis Khan. History Slaughter of Mongolian trade caravan His name meant 'little Inal' in his native Turkic, and he held the title Ghayir-Khan. Inalchuq was an uncle of Sultan Muhammad II of Khwarezmia. Inalchuq (or Inalchuk) (died 1219) was governor of Otrar in the Khwarezmian Empire in the early 13th century, known mainly for helping to provoke the successful and catastrophic invasion of Khwarezmia by Genghis Khan.

Genghis khan life death and resurrection