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Chagatai Khanate in the 1320s

Type Event Region Asia Time 1320–1330

In the 1320s the Chagatai Khanate was in a transitional period of division and reorganization, with the western region of Transoxiana ruled by khans …

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  1. 1321–1326Transoxiana · TransoxianaAround 1321 Eljigidei secured the khanate amid competition among Chagataid princes, attempting to integrate the cities and oases of Transoxiana and restore control over the region; his reign involved complex maneuvering with neighboring Mongol khanates and local emirs.
  2. 1326–1330Tianshan region · Tianshan regionAfter Eljigidei's death in 1326, Kebek and others regained power in the western Chagatai Khanate, while the tribes of the eastern steppe grew increasingly independent; by the late 1320s the east-west split was pronounced, central authority weakened, and local emirs and tribal leaders rose in power.

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