Chagatai Khanate

Chagatai Khanate was a state in Transoxiana and Khwarazm (Central and North Asia) that lasted from 1225 to 1370 CE, about 145 years. Its people spoke Mongolic languages (Mongol, Khitan, Oirat).

The share of the Mongol Empire given to Genghis Khan's son Chagatai. Its khans converted to Islam in the 14th century, and the realm split into a settled west, taken over by Timur, and nomadic Moghulistan in the east.

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Facts

Dates

1225 to 1370 CE

Duration

145 years

Type

State

Region

Transoxiana and Khwarazm, Central and North Asia

Language family

Mongolic

Capital

Almaliq, Qarshi

Came from

• Mongol Empire 1206 to 1368 CE

Became

• Timurid Empire 1370 to 1507 CE
• Moghulistan c. 1347 to 1514 CE

Neighbours in Central and North Asia

• Mongol Empire 1206 to 1368 CE
• Timurid Empire 1370 to 1507 CE
• Uyghur Kingdom of Qocho c. 843 to 1335 CE
• Northern Yuan 1368 to 1635 CE
• Golden Horde 1242 to 1502 CE
• Khwarazmian Empire 1077 to 1231 CE
• Moghulistan c. 1347 to 1514 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Republic of Venice c. 697 to 1797 CE, Europe
• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Europe
• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Middle East
• Swahili city-states c. 800 to 1700 CE, Central and Southern Africa
• Holy Roman Empire 962 to 1806 CE, Europe
• Srivijaya c. 650 to 1377 CE, Southeast Asia
• Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty) 1270 to 1974 CE, North and West Africa
• Khmer Empire 802 to 1431 CE, Southeast Asia
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Europe
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Middle East

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