Ala ad-Din Tekish
Shah of the Khwarezmian Empire
Years: 1135 - 1200
Ala ad-Din Tekish (full name: Ala ad-Dunya wa ad-Din Abul Muzaffar Tekish ibn Il-Arslan) or Tekesh or Takesh is the Shah of the Khwarezmian Empire from 1172 to 1200.
He is the son of Il-Arslan.
His rule is contested by his brother, Sultan Shah, who holds a principality in Khorasan.
Tekish inherits Sultan Shah's state after he dies in 1193.
