Janibeg ibn Uzbek Khan
جاني بك بن أزبك ملك الدست
Janibeg ibn Uzbek Khan, king of the northern Dasht after his father; he pushed the armies back to Khurasan until he held it in 738 AH, then marched on Azerbaijan and Tabriz which al-Shaykh al-Saghir ibn Dimurdash ibn Chuban had seized, advancing with the hosts to recover them.
At a glance
- Roles
- Ruler
- Era
- The Mongol and Post-Mongol Era
- Region
- Persia & Central Asia
- Review
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Overview
Janibeg Khan ibn Uzbek, king of the Dasht in the north after his father Uzbek, and one of the rulers of the Golden Horde. 1
Ibn Khaldun says that he drove his armies back to Khurasan until he ruled it in 738 AH. He then advanced to Azerbaijan and Tabriz, which the Young Shaykh, son of Dimirdash ibn Jupan, had seized, so he marched with the armies to recover them. 1
His birth and death dates are not recorded here and need an additional source.
Connections
- Child of
- Uzbek Khan ibn Tughriljay
- Ruler of
- The Jochid state of the Dasht (Golden Horde)
People and things also explored
Uzbek Khan ibn Tughriljay· The Jochid state of the Dasht (Golden Horde)· الملك الناصر محمد بن قلاوون· Jochi (Tushi) ibn Genghis Khan· Mengu-Timur, king of the Dasht· Toqtamish ibn Burdbik, lord of Saray· Tuda-Mengu ibn Mengu-Timur
Sources
- Kitab al-Ibar of Ibn Khaldun
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islam.museum contributors. “Janibeg ibn Uzbek Khan”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/janibeg-khan/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.