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| | Iranica.com - OTRAÚR |
 | | But the name Otra@r did not predominate over Fa@ra@b until later, and the place is best known for its role in the opening stages of the Mongol invasions in the early 13th century. |
 | | In the opening years of the 13th century, Otra@r was ruled, according to Nasavi, by a Qarakhanid prince, Ta@j-al-Din Bilge (Belga@) Khan, a vassal of the Qara Khitay, whom the K¨úa@razmæa@h ¿Ala@÷-al-Din Moháammad killed at Nasa@ shortly before the Mongols appeared (Nasavi, pp. |
 | | The governor of the town Ina@l±ïq (Ina@ljuq/Ina@ljeq) GÚa@yer/Qa@yer Khan, who was a kinsman of the K¨úa@razmæa@h, apparently with the agreement of the king himself, arrested the merchants, confiscated the goods in their caravan, and slaughtered them (Joveyni, I, pp. |
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