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Chagatai

Type Figure Region Central Asia Time c. 1183–1242 Also known as Chagatai、Chagatai Khan、察合台汗

Chagatai, second son of Genghis Khan, took part in the western campaign of 1221–1222 and oversaw enforcement of the Yasa;…

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  1. c. 1183–1219Mongolian steppe · Mongolian PlateauChagatai was Genghis Khan's second son, of fierce temperament; from the 1210s he was charged with upholding the Yasa and the empire's laws, standing out among his brothers.
  2. 1221–1222Transoxiana · TransoxianaIn 1221 Chagatai took part in the sieges of Samarkand and other Transoxianan cities, enforcing the Yasa by his father's order; around 1222 his conflicts with Jochi over succession and appanage allocation became open.
  3. 1227–1230Transoxiana and Semirechye · SemirechyeAfter Genghis Khan's death in 1227 Chagatai took part in the succession arrangements; after the 1229 kurultai he formally received vast appanages in Central Asia, and around 1230 based himself at Almaliq, laying the foundation of the Chagatai Khanate.

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