مرکز منطقه ای اطلاع رساني علوم و فناوري - Kantarat-ü Çarhıyan : The War Between Karahanids and Ghaznavids that Determined the Fate of the Khorasan Region

Abstract :

Kantarat-ü Çarhıyân war was made between Karahanids and Ghaznavids. In the war made in 397/1007, near Belh, Gazneli Mahmud’s army defeated Ilig Khan’s army and forced to withdraw to the east of the Ceyhun River. After this date Karahanids didn’t any attempt to capture Khorasan region. So Kantarat-ü Çarhıyân war went down to the history as the determining war the fate of the Khorasan between the two major Turkish state.Before Karahanids and Ghaznavids, Khorasan region was under the domination of the Samanis. When this state was destroyed 389/999 by Ilig Khan territorys of the Samani state were shared between Karahanids and Ghaznavids. According the agreement made between two states border was considered as the Ceyhun River. But in the period in which Gazneli Mahmud was engaging with the conquest of the India, Ilig Khan sent army to invade the Khorasan. This situation led to deterioration of the agreement between the two state.In this article firstly was focused on the political situation of the Khorasan in the period of Samanis. After in the period up to the Kantarat-ü Çarhıyân war endeavored to reveal the status of the Khorasan in the relation of Karahanids and Ghaznavids. Finally mentioned war was endeavored to relate in the relation of cause and effect.