Ups and downs of Political status of Seljuk and Kharazmshahi Khatuns

Looking at the khatuns achievement in kharazmshahi and seljuk court shows that their political status was not the same and sometime they played a significant role in political affairs including interference in succession, religious politics and even military affairs and war; This was associated with their high power and influence. In contrast, sometimes their influence was so degraded that they lost the political scene and even their own lives affected for the reasons including courtly intrigues and inappropriate function of their own. Present study attempts to examine the ups and downs of political status of Khatuns in Seljukid and kharazmshahid era through historical information existing in historical resources and researches, using descriptive-analytical approach.