Eljigidey was
Khan of the
Chagatai Khanate, a division of the
Mongol Empire
The Mongol Empire was the List of largest empires, largest contiguous empire in human history, history. Originating in present-day Mongolia in East Asia, the Mongol Empire at its height stretched from the Sea of Japan to parts of Eastern Euro ...
, from 1326 to 1329. He was the son of
Duwa. After the death of his brother
Kebek, Eljigidey took control of the Chagatai Khanate. He was involved in the
succession struggles of the
Yuan court from 1327 to 1329. His ally
Kusala was enthroned as the
Yuan emperor in 1329, but died in suspicious circumstances barely six months later. The new Yuan emperor,
Tugh Temür sent him Naimantai, a descendant of
Muqali, in order to mollify his anger with an imperial seal.
[The Cambridge History of China, p.550] After only a short period of time, however, Eljigidey was overthrown by another brother,
Duwa Temür.
References
Sources
*"The Chaghadaids and Islam: the conversion of Tarmashirin Khan (1331-34)". ''The Journal of the American Oriental Society'', October 1, 2002. Biran
*''The Cambridge History of China'' By Denis Twitchett, Herbert Franke, John K. Fairbank
Chagatai khans
14th-century monarchs in Asia
Year of birth unknown
1329 deaths
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