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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 most important long-term impact of the Chagatai Khanate was its solidification of Islam’s hold over western central Asia.

From Textbooks Apr. 19, 2023

Taking advantage of Sultan Tughlaq’s moving his capital and the bulk of his forces south to the center of his expanded empire, Tarmashirin, while struggling to assume the Chagatai Khanate throne, laid siege to Delhi.

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.

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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