Khanate of Abu'l-Khayr

Khanate of Abu'l-Khayr was a state in Kazakh steppe and Semirechye (Central and North Asia) that lasted from 1428 to 1468 CE, about 40 years. Its people spoke Turkic languages (Gokturk, Uyghur, Seljuk, Ottoman, Kazakh, Tatar).

Abu'l-Khayr Khan united the nomadic Uzbeks of the eastern Kipchak steppe. Discontented clans under Janibek and Kerey broke away to found the Kazakh Khanate, and his grandson Muhammad Shaybani led the rest south.

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Facts

Dates

1428 to 1468 CE

Duration

40 years

Type

State

Region

Kazakh steppe and Semirechye, Central and North Asia

Language family

Turkic

Came from

• Golden Horde 1242 to 1502 CE

Became

• Kazakh Khanate 1465 to 1847 CE
• Khanate of Bukhara 1500 to 1785 CE

Events in Central and North Asia during its time

• 1428 Ulugh Beg's observatory

Neighbours in Central and North Asia

• Timurid Empire 1370 to 1507 CE
• Kazakh Khanate 1465 to 1847 CE
• Northern Yuan 1368 to 1635 CE
• Golden Horde 1242 to 1502 CE
• Four Oirat 1399 to 1634 CE
• Moghulistan c. 1347 to 1514 CE
• Khanate of Sibir c. 1468 to 1598 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
• 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
• Portuguese Empire 1415 to 1999 CE, Europe

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