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Rise of the Uzbek Khanate

Type Event Region Central Asia Time 1410–1419

In the 1410s, as Golden Horde authority collapsed, Uzbek tribes broke free in the Central Asian steppes and migrated toward the Syr Darya and Semirec…

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  1. 1410–1413Steppe from the Ural River to the Syr Darya · Kazakh SteppeCivil war within the Golden Horde weakened its suzerainty over the eastern steppes; the Uzbek tribes took the opportunity to migrate eastward, escaping the old khanate's tribute and levies in search of new nomadic lands and political autonomy.
  2. 1414–1419Middle Syr Darya · Syr Darya basinThe Uzbek tribes formed a large-scale tribal confederation in the middle Syr Darya steppe, contesting pasturelands and control of trade routes with neighboring Nogais and Mongol remnants, accumulating strength for later unification into a khanate.

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