Changshi (; r. 1335–1338The Cambridge History of Iran By William Bayne Fisher, John Andrew Boyle, Ilya Gershevitch. Vol. V, p.421) was one of the last effective khans of the

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. His father was prince Ebugen who was the son of

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, the Chagatai Khan. Western sources claimed that he was quite tolerant toward

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. Before his succession, Changshi sent the Yuan emperor

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170 Russian prisoners. However, he was probably

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. He was given a pecuniary reward from the court of Yuan dynasty. He overthrew princes from the power of the khanate in 1334–1335. But he was murdered by his family in 1338 after a short period of his reign. He was succeeded by his younger brother, Yesun Temur.

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*Turkestan Down to the Mongol Invasion - W. Barthold *The Cambridge History of Iran - William Bayne Fisher, John Andrew Boyle, Ilya Gershevitch 1338 deaths Chagatai khans 14th-century monarchs in Asia Year of birth unknown {{CAsia-hist-stub