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Uzbeg Khan

Type Figure Region Golden Horde Time c. 1282–1341 Also known as Öz Beg

Uzbeg Khan (c. 1282–1341), khan of the Golden Horde from 1313 to 1341, was one of the strongest rulers of the 14th-century Golden Horde;…

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  1. 1321–1326Sarai · Lower VolgaIn the 1320s Uzbeg consolidated control over the ulus and Rus' vassals from Sarai, continued making Islam the state religion, reformed the currency, and strengthened central management of trade routes. In 1325 he invested Moscow's Grand Prince Ivan I as Grand Prince of Vladimir, manipulating Rus' politics through a divide-and-rule strategy.
  2. 1327–1330Tver · TverIn 1327 Tver's Grand Prince Alexander Mikhailovich rose in revolt against the khan; Uzbeg led a large army to suppress it and sacked Tver. In 1328 he authorized Moscow's Grand Prince Ivan I to collect the whole-Rus' yam tax on his behalf, further promoting Moscow and weakening rivals like Tver, making the Rus' polities more dependent on khanly investiture and the tax system by the late 1320s.

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