Hurra-yi Khuttali

Hurra-yi Khuttali^[a] (Persian: حره ختلی; fl. 1006 c. 1006 – c. 1040) was a Ghaznavid princess, considered the most prominent woman in Ghaznavid politics. She was the daughter of Sabuktigin, founder of the Ghaznavid dynasty and ruler of Ghazna, in modern Afghanistan. She was married to two Ma'munid rulers of the Khwarazm region, the brothers Abu Ali Hasan and Ma'mun II. It is not known if she had any children with any of her husbands. Her marriages were a direct cause for the annexation of Khwarazm by her brother, Mahmud of Ghazni. In 1030, upon Mahmud's death, she wrote a letter to her favourite nephew, Mas'ud, urging him to claim the throne from his brother, Muhammad, who was deemed unfit to rule the empire. Her letter was one of the main reasons for Mas'ud's usurpation of the throne. She is last mentioned in 1040, leaving Ghazna for India; her ultimate fate is unknown.

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