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Baraq Khan (Ghiyas al-Din Baraq)

Type Figure Region Chagatai Khanate Time c. 1240–1271 Also known as Baraq、Batu Baraq

Baraq Khan (c. 1240–1271) was khan of the Chagatai Khanate, taking the throne after deposing Mubarak Shah in 1266, converting to Islam and taking the…

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  1. 1266–1268Almaliq · XinjiangIn 1266 Baraq, with army support, staged a coup deposing his cousin Mubarak Shah, proclaiming himself Chagatai khan and converting to Islam under the name Ghiyas al-Din. He rejected Kublai's direct administration of the Tarim Basin, expelled Yuan officials, and formed a complex alliance and rivalry with Kaidu of the Ögedeid line.
  2. 1269–1271Herat · AfghanistanUnder pressure from Kaidu, Baraq led Chagatai forces west against the Ilkhanate; initial victories gave way to defeat by Abaqa near Herat in July 1270. Falling from his horse and wounded during the retreat, he died at Bukhara around 9 August 1271. His son Duwa later succeeded as Chagatai khan, and his line was still claimed by the khans of Eastern Chagatai (Moghulistan) centuries later.

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