Ala ad-Din Muhammad II (
Persian: علاءالدین محمد خوارزمشاه;
full name:
Ala ad-Dunya wa ad-Din Abul-Fath Muhammad Sanjar ibn Tekish) was the
Shah of the
Khwarezmian Empire from 1200 to 1220. His ancestor was a
Turkic slave who eventually became a viceroy of a small province named Khwarizm. He is perhaps best known for inciting the
Mongol invasion of Khwarezmia, which resulted in the complete and utter destruction of his empire.