Uzbek Khan ibn Tughriljay
أزبك بن طغرلجاي ملك الدست
c. 1341 CE · c. 741 AH
Uzbek ibn Tughriljay ibn Mengu-Timur, king of the northern Dasht after Tughtay in 712 AH; Tughtay's lieutenant Qutlutmur pledged him at the Khatun's direction on condition of Islam — he converted, built a mosque for prayer and killed the amir who objected — kept up exchanges with Egypt's kings marrying his sister to al-Nasir Muhammad ibn Qalawun, and feuded with Abu Sa'id of the Hulaguids sending armies to Azerbaijan and Mughan claiming Tabriz and Maragha for the Jochids, war unbroken until his death when his son Janibeg succeeded.
At a glance
- Roles
- Ruler
- Counted among
- Sunni
- Era
- The Mongol and Post-Mongol Era
- Region
- Persia & Central Asia
- Review
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Life in time
Overview
Uzbek ibn Tughlujay, king of the Dasht in the north, the Golden Horde. He came to rule after Tuqtai in the year 712 AH 1.
Rule and Islam
His deputy, Qutlumur, the deputy of Tuqtai, pledged allegiance to him at the signal of the Khatun, and he made a covenant with him to adopt Islam. He embraced Islam and built a mosque for prayer. Ibn Khaldun reports that one of his amirs objected to him and killed him 1.
Relations with Egypt
There was communication between him and the kings of Egypt. He married his sister to the sultan al-Nasir Muhammad ibn Qalawun, and he consummated the marriage 1.
War with Abu Sa'id
Strife broke out between him and Abu Sa'id of the Hulaguids. He sent his army to Azerbaijan and Mawqan, and claimed that Tabriz and Maragha belonged to the Doshi. The war continued until he died, and his son Janibek succeeded him 1.
The year of his death is not fixed in the source. The data estimates it at around 741 AH with a mark of doubt, and the entry needs an additional source.
Connections
- Parent of
- Janibeg ibn Uzbek Khan
- Child of
- Tughriljay ibn Mengu-Timur
- Ruler of
- The Jochid state of the Dasht (Golden Horde)
- Allied with
- الملك الناصر محمد بن قلاوون
People and things also explored
Janibeg ibn Uzbek Khan· The Jochid state of the Dasht (Golden Horde)· اعتقال المستكفي ونفيه إلى قوص· Jochi (Tushi) ibn Genghis Khan· Mengu-Timur, king of the Dasht· Toqtamish ibn Burdbik, lord of Saray· Tuda-Mengu ibn Mengu-Timur· الملك الناصر محمد بن قلاوون
Sources
- Kitab al-Ibar of Ibn Khaldun, p.1540
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