Toqtamish ibn Burdbik, lord of Saray
طغطمش بن بردبيك صاحب صراي
c. 1395 CE · c. 797 AH
Toqtamish ibn Burdbik of the Jochids, holder of the throne at Saray; he secured the Dasht kingship after Mamay — incited by the dispossessed Shaykh Wali of Mazandaran he rose against Timur, who marched on him; they met in battle and Toqtamish broke, his household scattered, yet he regained Saray — and the war ran on until word came late in 797 AH that Timur had crushed and killed him and seized all his domains.
At a glance
- Roles
- Ruler
- Era
- The Mongol and Post-Mongol Era
- Region
- Persia & Central Asia
- Review
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Life in time
Overview
Toqtamish ibn Berdibek, of the Banu Doshi Khan, lord of the throne at Sarai in the Golden Horde. Ibn Khaldun reports that rule was firmly his at Sarai and its dependencies after Mamai 1.
The war with Timur
Ibn Khaldun reports that the Shaykh, lord of Mazandaran, rebelled against Timur at the instigation of Toqtamish, so Timur marched against him. The two armies met, Toqtamish was defeated and his household scattered, but then he returned and recovered Sarai. The war between them did not end 1.
At the end of the year 797 AH the news reached that Timur had overcome him, killed him and seized all his lands 1.
Note
His death date in the data is derived and is flagged as disputed (around 1395 CE). The event needs an additional source.
Connections
- Ruler of
- The Jochid state of the Dasht (Golden Horde)
- Fought
- تمرلنك
People and things also explored
Ibn Khaldun's Audience with Timur beneath Damascus· ابتداء خروج تمرلنك· أحمد بن أويس الجلائري· Janibeg ibn Uzbek Khan· Jochi (Tushi) ibn Genghis Khan· Mengu-Timur, king of the Dasht· Tuda-Mengu ibn Mengu-Timur· Uzbek Khan ibn Tughriljay
Sources
- Kitab al-Ibar of Ibn Khaldun
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