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Duwa
Duwa was a prince of the Chagatai Khanate who became khan around 1282, ruling until about 1306.…
Timeline
- 1271–1280Central Asian steppe · ZhetysuIn the 1270s Duwa followed Kaidu in wars against the Yuan dynasty and the Ilkhanate, repeatedly raiding the Ilkhanate's frontier and the Yuan's northwestern defenses, serving as an important military force of the anti-Kublai Chagatai faction.
- 1282–1300Otrar · UzbekistanIn 1282 Duwa succeeded Öngü as khan of Chagatai, gradually integrating the divided princes. In 1301 he defeated Kaidu's son Chapar, unifying most of the Chagatai Khanate and restoring peace with the Yuan dynasty.
- 1300–1306Chagatai Khanate · Central AsiaIn his later years Duwa maintained peaceful relations with the Yuan dynasty and continued to control the key trade routes of Central Asia. He died in 1306, and the Chagatai Khanate again split among his sons.
Sources
- Duwa https://www.britannica.com/biography/Duwa
- The Cambridge History of China, Volume 6: Alien Regimes and Border States, 907—1368 — Herbert Franke, Denis Twitchett (1994)