Chagatai Khanate, or Chagatai Ulus was a Mongol and later Turkicized khanate that comprised the lands ruled by Chagatai Khan, second son of Genghis Khan, and his descendants and successors.
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23 Facts About Chagatai Khanate
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In 1680, the remaining Chagatai domains lost their independence to the Dzungar Khanate, and in 1705, the last Chagatai khan was removed from power, ending the dynasty of Chagatai.
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When Genghis Khan died in 1227, his son Chagatai Khanate Khan inherited the regions roughly corresponding to the defunct Qara Khitai Empire: Issyk-Kul, Ili River, Chu River, Talas River, Transoxania, and the Tarim Basin.
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Chagatai Khanate Khan died in 1242 and was succeeded by his grandson Qara Hulegu.
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Chagatai Khanate was too young to rule independently so the widowed khatun Ebuskun ruled as regent in his place.
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Chagatai Khanate was a drunkard who left the affairs of the state to his wife and minister Beha ad-Din Marghinani.
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Chagatai Khanate then went on to defeat an invasion by Kaidu and drive out Ariq Boke, who surrendered to Kublai in 1264.
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Chagatai Khanate's rule was cut short by his cousin Ghiyas-ud-din Baraq, who deposed him with the support of Kublai Khan.
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Chagatai Khanate made peace with the Ilkhanate and the Yuan dynasty and reigned until 1325.
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Chagatai Khanate built a church and baptized some people during his stay but the presence of Christianity did not last much longer after his departure.
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Chagatai Khanate became increasingly unstable in the following years and split in two during the 1340s.
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Chagatai Khanate was assassinated in 1357 and was succeeded by his son Abdullah, who killed Bayan Quli in 1358.
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Chagatai Khanate gave his daughter in marriage to Timur and made peace with him in 1397.
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Chagatai Khanate was let go after sending his sister as hostage to Esen Taishi's family.
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Chagatai Khanate's son Dost Muhammad was an inexperienced 17 year old.
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When Yunus died in 1486, his realm was divided between the Yarkent Chagatai Khanate, ruled by Mahmud Khan in the west, and the Turpan Chagatai Khanate, ruled by Ahmad Alaq in the northeast.
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Chagatai Khanate released them soon after but kept Tashkent and Sairam.
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Chagatai Khanate was ultimately unsuccessful in preventing the Kyrgyz-Kazakhs from seizing the Ili region.
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Chagatai Khanate repelled Oirat inroads in the Khotan and Aksu regions, and entered a tributary relationship with the Qing dynasty in 1655.
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Chagatai Khanate was succeeded by his son who ruled for only a brief period before Ismail Khan was enthroned.
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Chagatai Khanate Mongols remained mostly nomadic in their mode of government and did not settle down in urban centers until the late 15th century.
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The Mongols of the Chagatai Khanate treated the urban dwellers of Transoxania and the Tarim Basin as dependencies.
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