Chagatai Khanate

The Chagatai Khanate, also known as the Chagatai Ulus, was a Turkicized Mongol khanate in Central Asia, founded around 1225 CE. It comprised lands ruled by Chagatai Khan, second son of Genghis Khan, and his descendants. After the Mongol Empire's division in 1259, it became a functionally separate entity. At its peak in the late 13th century, it stretched from the Amu Darya to the Altai Mountains. Initially recognizing the Great Khan's supremacy, its rulers later asserted independence. From 1363, it progressively lost territory to the Timurids, with the reduced realm becoming Moghulistan. The khanate ultimately dissolved in 1687, losing independence to the Dzungar Khanate.