Tokhtamysh

Type Figure Region Golden Horde Time c. 1342–1406 Also known as Tokhtamysh、Toxtamïš、Tokhtamish、脱脱木思

Tokhtamysh (c. 1342–1406) was an important figure in Golden Horde and steppe politics of the 14th–15th centuries, from the White Horde line, related …

Timeline

1342–1350White Horde steppe · Northern Kazakh steppeTokhtamysh was born in the 1340s, belonging to the White Horde line among Genghis Khan's descendants, related to Urus Khan's family. At this stage he was still young, and during Jani Beg's rule of the Golden Horde the tribal pattern of the northern steppe was still being reorganized.
1351–1379Steppe between the Irtysh and Syr Darya · Kazakh steppeAfter khagans such as Jani Beg and Quli Ghai succeeded one another, Tokhtamysh moved among tribal disputes, at times attaching to different powers, gradually accumulating followers in preparation for later contention for the throne.
1380–1395Sarai · Lower VolgaAround 1380 he defeated Mamai's forces, briefly restoring Golden Horde unity; in 1382 he sacked Moscow. In 1395 he lost a decisive battle against Timur, and the khanate again split.

Sources

Tokhtamysh https://www.britannica.com/biography/Tokhtamysh
The Cambridge History of Inner Asia: The Chinggisid Age — Nicola Di Cosmo, Allen J. Frank, Peter B. Golden (2009)