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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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It was not until the 1290s that the Chagatai Khan Duwa made the first of several attempts not just to pillage but to conquer at least parts of the Delhi Sultanate.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

Tarmashirin made one last attack on the Delhi Sultanate for the Chagatai Khanate in 1327.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

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

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

Regardless, the fracturing of the Chagatai Khanate after Tarmashirin’s death ended any serious efforts by Mongols to conquer the Delhi Sultanate.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

King Barac is Borrak Khan, great-grandson of Chagatai, and sovereign of the Ulús of Chagatai, from 1264 to 1270.

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

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