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Sultan Giyasuddin Muhammad Uzbek Khan (Turki/Kypchak and Persian: غیاث الدین محمد اوزبیک خان, Ğiyāsuddin Muḥammad Özbäk Khān), better known as Uzbeg, Uzbek or Ozbeg (1282–1341), was the longest-reigning khan of the Golden Horde (1313–1341), under whose rule the state reached its zenith.
Öz Beg was a Mongol leader and khan of the Golden Horde, or Kipchak empire, of southern Russia, under whom it attained its greatest power. He reigned from 1312 to 1341. Öz Beg was a convert to Islām, but he also welcomed Christian missionaries from western Europe into his realm.
Sultan Giyasuddin Muhammad Uzbek Khan, better known as Uzbeg, Uzbek or Ozbeg (1282–1341), was the longest-reigning khan of the Golden Horde (1313–1341), under whose rule the state reached its zenith. He was succeeded by his son Tini Beg.
Sep 26, 2023 · Uzbeg (Özbeg) Khan (1282–1341), was the longest-reigning khan of the Golden Horde, which was originally a Mongol and later Turkicized khanate established in the 13th century and...
Özbeg Khan's death in 1341 marked the beginning of a period of instability and frequent regicides within the ruling dynasty. This era, known as the Great Troubles, saw a rapid succession of khans and internal conflicts. From 1360 to 1380, the Golden Horde experienced intense internal strife.
Mar 21, 2022 · Özbeg Khan, during his long life, seems to have initially desired his eldest son Temür to succeed him. Having violently purged the Jochid lineage upon his own accession in 1313, Özbeg had the luxury to decide on a successor. But Temür’s death around 1330 left Özbeg bereaved, and forced him to make due with his other two sons, Tini Beg and Jani Beg.
Another name for them was becoming common in the fifteenth century: Uzbek or Özbeg. The origins of this name are murky, but their own tradition associated the name with Uzbek Khan of the Golden Horde (1313–1341) who converted the entire horde to Islam.
Apr 26, 2021 · Loyalty is a concept that is often mentioned or implied in studies on the Mongol Empire, but it has rarely, if ever, been considered as its own topic. This article focuses on one aspect of loyalty in the early Mongol Empire of Chinggis Khan and his successors.
Mar 14, 2022 · From 1313 to 1341, Özbeg Khan oversaw what is normally described as the Golden Horde’s Golden age. As our last episode on Özbeg discussed, things were not going quite so golden for old Özbeg. The appellation of golden age belies the troubles which were growing ready to rock the Golden Horde.
Khan Özbek's rise to power was a pivotal moment in the Islamisation of the Golden Horde nomads. Recently, Russian researchers have shown an increased interest in Özbek's religious policy and the degree to which Golden Horde nomads were Islamised during his reign.
