Qutlugh-Khanids

Qutlugh-Khanids Persian: قراختاییان کرمان
1222–1306
Coinage of Qutlugh-Khanid ruler Muzaffar al-Din Mohammad Shah Sultan (r.1296-1304). Citing the Il-khanate ruler Ghazan Mahmud as overlord.
Kirman (in present-day Kerman Province, Iran
Status	Sultanate
Government	Monarchy
History
• Established	1222
• Disestablished	1306
Preceded by Succeeded by Qara Khitai Khwarazmian Empire Mongol Empire Ilkhanate
Today part of	Iran

The Qutlugh-Khanids (Persian: قراختاییان کرمان, otherwise known as the Qutlugh-Khanid dynasty, Kirmanid dynasty, or very rarely as the Later Western Liao) was a culturally Persianate dynasty of ethnic Khitan origin that ruled over Kirman (in present-day Kerman Province, Iran) from 1222 to 1306.

It was founded by Buraq Hajib, who emigrated from the Qara Khitai (Western Liao dynasty) during the collapse of the realm. Originally an independent entity, the Qutlugh-Khanid dynasty subsequently ruled as vassals of the Khwarazmian dynasty, the Mongol Empire and the Ilkhanate. The dynasty was removed from power by the Ilkhanid ruler Öljaitü, who appointed Nasir al-Din Muhammad ibn Burhan as governor of Kirman.