Tughlug Temür (Khan 1347-1363) Borjigin

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Tughlug Temür (Khan 1347-1363) Borjigin

Also Known As: "Tughlugh Timur / Tughluq Tömür"
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Death: 1363 (28-37)
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Son of Esen Buqa I, Khan of the Chagatai Khanate
Father of Khizir Khwaja, Khan of Moghulistan and Ilyas Khodja

Occupation: Khan of Moghulistan (c. 1347-63) and Khan of the whole Chagatai Khanate (c. 1360-63)
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About Tughlug Temür (Khan 1347-1363) Borjigin

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tughlugh_Timur [... After the Chagatayid Qazan Khan was killed in 1346, the Chagatai Khanate underwent a transformation. In the west (Transoxiana), the mostly Turko-Mongol tribes, led by the Qara'unas amirs, seized control. In order to maintain a link to the house of Genghis Khan, the amirs set several of his descendants on the throne, though these khans ruled in name only and had no real power.

The eastern part of the khanate, meanwhile, had been largely autonomous for several years as a result of the khans' weakening power. This eastern portion (most of which was known as "Moghulistan") was, in contrast to Transoxiana, primarily inhabited by Mongols and was largely Buddhist and Shamanist.

The most powerful family in the eastern part of the khanate during this time was a Mongol one, that of the Dughlat amirs. The Dughlats held several important towns as vassals to the khans, including Kashgar, Aksu, Yarkand, and Khotan. In around 1347, the Dughlat amir Bulaji, after seeing the situation in Transoxiana, decided to raise a khan of his own choosing. His choice fell on Tughlugh Timur, who was at that time little more than an adventurer.... ...]