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Chagatai

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[chah-guh-tahy, chag-uh-, chah-guh-tahy, chag-uh-] / ˌtʃɑ gəˈtaɪ, ˌtʃæg ə-, ˈtʃɑ gəˌtaɪ, ˈtʃæg ə- /
Also Jaghatai.

noun

  1. a Turkic literary language of medieval Central Asia.


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The troubled Chagatai Khanate lay in the middle of Mongol lands.

From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023

He and his successors pursued their own policies independently, however, and Kublai’s hold on the Chagatai Khanate remained only as strong as the armies he devoted to enforcing it.

From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023

This map depicts the four khanates that made up the Mongol Empire in 1335: the Khanate of the Golden Horde, the Il-Khanate, the Chagatai Khanate, and the Khanate of the Great Khan, or Yuan dynasty.

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The youngest son, Tolui, was granted the Mongol homeland, and the rest went to the second son, Chagatai.

From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023

Now, Urumtsi or Bishbalik seems to have belonged, not to the Great Kaan, but to the empire of Chagatai, or possibly at this time to Kaidu.

From The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1 by Henry Yule

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