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Khizr Khoja

Type Figure Region Eastern Chagatai Time 1350–1399 Also known as Khizr Khoja Khan、Khizir Khoja

Khizr Khoja (active in the 14th century) was a ruler of the Eastern Chagatai (Moghulistan) khanate, son of Changshi Khan, who after acceding in 1389 …

Timeline

  1. c. 1365–1389Turpan · Eastern ChagataiKhizr Khoja was the son of Changshi Khan and grew up in the Moghulistan royal household after the Chagatai khanate split into eastern and western halves. Through the 1380s he gradually built up power in preparation for succeeding to the khanate.
  2. 1389–1399Beshbalik · Eastern ChagataiIn 1389 Khizr Khoja succeeded as khan of Eastern Chagatai, formally converting to Islam and promoting the khanate's Islamization. He unified the tribes north and south of the Tianshan, maintained diplomatic maneuvering with the Timurid Empire, and kept watch on Ming frontier defenses in the northwest.

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