Abu'l-Khayr Khan
Uzbek Khan from 1428 to 1468 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the 15th-century Uzbek leader. For the 18th-century Kazakh leader, see Abul Khair Khan.
Abu'l-Khayr Khan (Turki/Kypchak and Persian: ابو الخیر خان; Uzbek: Abulxayrxon; 1412–1468), also known as Bulgar Khan,[lower-alpha 1] was Khan of the Uzbek Khanate which united the nomadic Central Asian tribes.[2]
Quick Facts Abu'l-Khayr ابو الخیر, Khan of the Uzbek Khanate ...
Abu'l-Khayr ابو الخیر | |
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Khan | |
Khan of the Uzbek Khanate | |
Reign | 1428‒1468 |
Coronation | 1428 |
Successor | Sheikh Haidar |
Khan of the Sibir Khanate | |
Reign | 1428‒1468 |
Coronation | 1428 |
Predecessor | Muhammad Khan |
Successor | Ibak Khan |
Born | 1412 White Horde |
Died | 1468 (aged 55–56) Uzbek Khanate |
Spouse | Rabiya Sultan-Begim |
Issue | Muhammad Shaybani (grandson) Kuchkunji Khan (son) Suyunchkhodja Khan (son) |
House | Borjigin |
Dynasty | Shaybanid |
Religion | Islam |
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He created one of the largest and most powerful Turkic states during the period of the 15th century. The Uzbek Khanate weakened in the decades following his death in 1468. He was succeeded by his son Sheikh Khaidar.