Ministry Chancery and Its Role in Khwarazm-Shahs Administrative System

Subject Areas : The Journal of Islamic History and Civilisation

ابراهیم  باوفای دلیوند ¹ (ندارد)

Received: 2006-12-08 Accepted : 2007-03-06 Published : 2006-08-23

Keywords: Khwarazm, ministry, Khwarazmian ministers, Khwarezm - Shahs,

Abstract :

Advancing their purposes, Khwarazm-Shahs (491-628A.H.)created an administrative system in which Ministry Chancerywas the intersection of king and other chanceries. Minister asthe head of all chanceries, Was the 2nd authority after the king.Ministers with different characteristics, and abilities managedkhwarazm-Shahs administrative system. Some of the latterministers misused public funds to become wealthy, and this ledthe administrative and governmental system to decline. Thisarticle is to consider the ministry chancery and its role inKhwarazm-Shahs administrative system.