Muhammad Khan

Type Figure Region Moghulistan Time c. 1380–1415 Also known as Muhammad Khan of Moghulistan

Muhammad Khan (c. 1380–1415) was a khan of Moghulistan (Eastern Chagatai), son of Khizr Khoja, who succeeded his brother Shams-i-Jahan in 1408 and ru…

Timeline

c. 1380–1408Beshbalik · XinjiangMuhammad Khan was a grandson of Tughlugh Timur and son of Khizr Khoja; with his brother Shams-i-Jahan and others he divided control of Moghulistan after Khizr Khoja's death in 1399. Before 1408 he mainly participated as a royal family member in dealings on the Timurid frontier and once joined his brother in military action in Transoxiana.
1408–1415Chatyr-Kul · KyrgyzstanAfter Shams-i-Jahan's death in 1408 Muhammad Khan succeeded, initially acknowledging Shah Rukh's suzerainty, later consolidating independence and intervening in Timurid succession struggles in Transoxiana, sending forces repeatedly into the Tashkent–Otrar line between 1409 and 1412. He built a large stone rabat at the northern end of Chatyr-Kul, died in 1415, and was succeeded by his brother Naqsh-i-Jahan.

Sources

Muhammad Khan (Khan of Moghulistan) — Wikipedia contributors https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_Khan_(Khan_of_Moghulistan)
The Empire of the Steppes: A History of Central Asia — René Grousset (1970)