Ahmet Khan
Ahmet Khan (Kazakh: Ахмет хан, died 1536) was a Kazakh Khan who ruled the western part of Kazakhstan and at the upper reaches of the Syr Darya river from 1533 to 1535. He is a descendant of Qasym, the third khan of the Kazakh Khanate. Ahmet resided in Sygnaq, one of the settlements with Iasy (present-day Turkistan) and Sauran which were the main cities of the Kazakh Khanate at that time.
| Ahmet Khan | |
|---|---|
| Khan | |
| 7th Khan of the Kazakh Khanate | |
| Reign | 1533–1535 |
| Coronation | 1533 |
| Predecessor | Taiyr Khan |
| Successor | Haqnazar Khan |
| 9th Khan of the Kazakh Khanate | |
| Reign | 1535–1536 |
| Coronation | 1535 |
| Predecessor | Haqnazar Khan |
| Successor | Toghym Khan |
| Born | Unknown Kazakh Khanate |
| Died | 1536 Kazakh Khanate |
| House | House of Borjigin |
| Dynasty | Tore |
| Father | Janysh Sultan |
| Religion | Islam |
Biography
After the death of Qasym Khan, presumably around in 1521, his oldest-son, Mamash, became the new khan. Unfortunately for him, the reign was short-lived. In 1522, a civil war broke out between the descendants of Janibek Khan for throne. When Mamash Khan was killed in 1523, he was succeeded by Taiyr Khan, son of Ádik Sultan and one of Janibek Khan's grandsons. Under his rule, the civil war continued. After Taiyr's death, Toǵym was proclaimed as the new Khan, but his succession was not recognized by Budiash, the ruler of Jetisu and Ahmet, the ruler of Sygnak who both declare themselves to be the Khan. As a result, the Kazakh Khanate was split into three kingdoms.
In 1535, Ahmet was overthrown by Aziz Sultan. Half a year later in 1536, Ahmet again ruled in the upper reaches of the Syr Darya, but according to other information, he attacked the Nogai Horde which ended up for him being defeated and captured along with his fifteen sons. Ahmet Khan was killed by Orak Batyr, the son of a noble Nogai Beyy Alchagira who was also killed earlier by the Kazakhs. After Ahmet's death, all the territories that were under his control was captured by Haqnazar, who managed to end the feud and restore the unity of the Kazakh Khanate.
References
- Muratovich, Sabitov (9 December 2015). "Хронология правления казахских ханов в XV — середине XVI века" [Chronology of the rule of the Kazakh Khans in the XV - middle of the XVI century]. Young Scientist (in Russian). 2 (January 2016): 651–761. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
- Abuseitova, Meruyert (1985). Казахское ханство во второй половине XVI века [Kazakh Khanate in the second half of the XVI century] (in Russian). Alma-Ata.