Behram-shah who was the ruler of Gazneli State had
not kick up a fuss for a period of eighteen years and he had been submissive to the Seljuk
State. Then, his non-payment of the annual fee with the amount of 250.000 dinars and his
ill treatment to the people led Sultan Sencer to organise a military expedition towards
this ruler (1135). Despite the heavy conditions of the winter, Sultan did not give up the
expedition and he established dominion in Gazne. Behram-shah ran away to India and he
begged pardon from Sencer. Sencer forgave him and left him at his post and he returned to
Belh (1136).
Sencer had organised the Karahanli State in the early
period of his reign just when he was a ruler. Arslan Han Muhammed who was the ruler of the
Western Karahanli State had become ill and paralysed; therefore, he had to dominate the
state jointly with his son, Nasr. However, as a result of the rebellion that was caused by
the religious leaders in Samarkand, Nasr was killed. Arslan had asked help from Sultan
Sencer in order to suppress this rebellion while he assigned his other son, Ahmed as the
joint ruler. Ahmed swiftly dominated and resolved this situation. Despite this event,
Sultan Sencer who had set off assigned Hasan b. Ali, Ibrahim b. Suleyman and Mahmud
respectively instead of Arslan Han.
In the course of his reign
as a ruler, Sultan Sencer had dominated in Harezm (1098) and he had left Kutb el-Din
Muhammed in his place that was assigned as "Harezmshah" by Berkyaruk. Kutb
el-Din Muhammed had been submissive to Sencer during the period of his governorship. Upon
his death (1128), his son Atsiz became the Harezmshah upon the approval of Sultan Sencer.
In the beginning, Atsiz had been loyal and submissive to Sultan Sencer like his father.
Then, he captured some places such as Cend and Mangislak, etc. that were important in
military respects and he reinforced his power. This movement that he had attempted without
any consent, the slaughter of Muslims that defended this region from the Non-Muslims, and
his tendency towards independence forced Sultan Sencer to organise an expedition towards
Harezm. In the war that took place between the two sides, Sultan Sencer defeated Atsiz and
invaded Harezm (1138). He left this region under the domination of his nephew, Suleyman
Shah b. Muhammed and then, returned to Merv (1139). Upon the return of Sultan Sencer,
Atsiz attacked to the region, defeated Suleyman-shah and established dominion in Harezm
again. Nevertheless, Atsiz declared his submission to Sultan Sencer through an oath taken
in 1141.
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