Chagatai may refer to: *

Chagatai Khan Chagatai Khan (; – 1242) was a son of Genghis Khan and a prominent figure in the early Mongol Empire. The second son of Genghis's wife Börte, Chagatai was renowned for his masterful knowledge of Mongol custom and law, which he scrupulously ...

, the second son of Genghis Khan **

Chagatai Khanate The Chagatai Khanate, also known as the Chagatai Ulus, was a Mongol and later Turkification, Turkicized khanate that comprised the lands ruled by Chagatai Khan, second son of Genghis Khan, and his descendants and successors. At its height in the l ...

, an area of the Mongol Empire initially ruled by Chagatai Khan ** Chagatai Khans, leaders of the Chagatai Khanate from 1227 to 1687, see List of Chagatai Khans **

Moghulistan Moghulistan, also called the Moghul Khanate or the Eastern Chagatai Khanate, was a Muslims, Muslim, Mongol, and later Turkic peoples, Turkic breakaway khanate of the Chagatai Khanate and a historical geographic area north of the Tian Shan, Teng ...

, a breakaway kingdom from the Khanate ruled by the same family *

Chagatai language Chagatai (, ), also known as Turki, Eastern Turkic, or Chagatai Turkic (), is an Extinct language, extinct Turkic languages, Turkic language that was once widely spoken across Central Asia. It remained the shared literary language in the region u ...

, an extinct Turkic language once widely spoken in central Asia *

Chagatai people The Chagatai (also Chagatai Tajiks or Tajik Chagatai) were a sub-ethnic group of Tajiks living in the Surxondaryo Region of southeastern Uzbekistan and in southern Tajikistan. They were estimated to number 63,500 in 1924–25. Together with the ...

, also known as Chagatai Tajiks. The origin of the people is unknown, though the name is from Chagatai Khan *

Chughtai Chughtai or Chagatai (Urdu, ; ,) is a family name that originated in the Chagatai Khanate as taken up by the descendants and successors of Chagatai Khan who was the second son of Mongol Emperor Genghis Khan. Accordingly, some of the other descen ...

, a family name in Asia and the Middle East

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