At the beginning of the 13th century, a huge Khorezm state arose in the Muslim East, which included Central Asia and Iran. Its rulers are usually called Khorezmshahs. This book tells about their rapid rise and dizzying fall. The history of Khorezm is full of paradoxes and mysteries. For example, how did it happen that the Christian Mongols who came from the East invaded the vastness of Central Asia? They were led by leaders with the names George, Ilya; the last of them was called “King David” in Europe. They were so lucky that they turned the Khorezm sultans into their tributaries. But in the end, both Christian and Muslim rulers were destroyed by the horde of Genghis Khan. Why and how did this happen? Did the state of the Khorezmshahs have a chance to survive in this struggle? What was the fate of the last rulers of Khorezm - Muhammad II and Jalal ed-Din Mengburna? About this and much more in the new book by Stanislav Chernyavsky.