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Chagatai Khanate in the 1340s

Type Event Region Central Asia Time 1341–1350

By the 1340s the Chagatai Khanate had split into western (Transoxiana) and eastern (Moghulistan) blocs;…

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  1. 1343Samarkand · TransoxianaIn 1343 Khizr Khan became western Chagatai khan in Transoxiana, attempting to integrate forces around Samarkand and Bukhara and restore effective control over Transoxiana.
  2. 1346Transoxiana · TransoxianaIn 1346 Khizr Khan was killed in internal strife, and the Western Chagatai Khanate again fell into frequent succession changes and noble feuds, further weakening central authority.
  3. 1347–1350Northern slopes of the Tianshan · MoghulistanIn the later 1340s, military nobles such as Timur Jalayir gradually rose in the eastern Chagatai Khanate (Moghulistan), accumulating military strength amid a weak khanship.

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