Sufi dynasty

The Sufid dynasty was a Turkic[1] dynasty of Mongolic origin[2] that ruled in Khwarazm within the realm of the Golden Horde in the Amu Darya river delta. Although the dynasty's independence was short-lived (c. 1361[3] – 1379[1]), its later members continued to rule Khwarezm intermittently as governors of the Timurid Empire until the takeover of Khwarezm by the Shaybanid Uzbeks in 1505. Unlike earlier dynasties that ruled from Khwarezm, the Sufids never used the title Khwarazmshah.[1]

  1. ^ a b c Bosworth 1978, p. 1064.
  2. ^ Bregel, Yuri (1982). "Tribal tradition and dynastic history: The early rulers of the Qongirats according to Munis". Asian and African Studies. 16 (3): 387.
  3. ^ Manz, p. 11