Altuntash

Altuntash (died 1032) was Khwarazmshah from 1017 until his death. Altuntash was originally a slave commander serving the Ghaznavid Sabuktigin. In 1008 he played a leading role in a battle against the Karakhanids at Sharkhiyan near Balkh, in which the Ghaznavids were victorious. By 1011 he had been made governor of Herat by Sabuktigin's son, Mahmud of Ghazni.

Altuntash

Altuntash (died 1032) was Khwarazmshah from 1017 until his death. Altuntash was originally a slave commander serving the Ghaznavid Sabuktigin. In 1008 he played a leading role in a battle against the Karakhanids at Sharkhiyan near Balkh, in which the Ghaznavids were victorious. By 1011 he had been made governor of Herat by Sabuktigin's son, Mahmud of Ghazni.