Moghulistan Civil War

Name: Moghulistan Civil War
Start: 1440
End: 1449

Type Event Region Central Asia Time 1440–1449

In the 1440s, a fierce civil war broke out in Moghulistan, the eastern branch of the Chagatai Khanate, as Yusuf Khan and Esen Buqa II fought for the …

Timeline

1443–1446Moghulistan · XinjiangIn the mid-1440s, Yusuf Khan and Esen Buqa II sparked a civil war in Moghulistan, both vying for supreme rule of the Chagatai Khanate's eastern branch, with fighting spreading to Ili, Turfan, and other areas.
1446–1449Eastern Central Asia · Central AsiaThe civil war continued until the late 1440s, with neither side gaining a decisive edge; the Moghulistan khanate was badly weakened, central authority severely eroded, and local powers increasingly acting on their own.

Sources

Moghulistan https://www.britannica.com/place/Moghulistan
The Cambridge History of Inner Asia (1987)