From Mongolia to Khwārazm: The Qonggirad Migrations in the Jochid Ulus (13th.-15th. c.) by Ishayahu Landa

“…Based on genealogical and numismatic analyses, this paper, on the one hand, provides insights into the formation and developments of the autonomous Qonggirad power in Khwārazm in the second half of the 14th century and, on the other hand, stresses the importance of the Islamisation for the Mongol tribal elite’s accustomisation to the regional and geopolitical historical setting during the troubled period of 1359-1380s in the Jochid ulus.…”
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Tamgha of “Guyuk” and the Jochids of the House of Orduids (the story of one mistake) by Petrov P.N.

“…It has been determined that some coins were minted on silver dirhams of Khwarazm during 681–690 AH. One dirham retains the original year of issue, 688 AH/1289 CE. …”
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A Khwārazmian Saint in the Golden Horde: Közlük Ata (Gözlī Ata) and the Social Vectors of Islamisation by Devin DeWeese

“…It argues that the case of Gözlī Ata offers an example of the social legacies of Islamisation, which point, in turn, to the social character of Islamisation ; it also highlights the importance of Khwārazm both as a ‘base’ for the Sufis active among the nomads of the Golden Horde, and as a window on the process of Islamisation in the steppe.…”
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