Barak Khan

Barak was Khan of the Golden Horde from 1423 to 1428.[1] His father was Koirichak, grandson of Urus Khan who was also descendant of Genghis Khan. He took support from Ulugh Beg, the Timurid khan, and in 1422 he dethroned Kepek, Olugh Mokhammad as well as Dawlat Berdi, khans of the Golden Horde. And Barak Khan reoccupied Sighnak from the Timurids. However, he was defeated in 1427 by Olugh Mokhammad and was promptly assassinated by Jochi's descendant, Mohammed, who claimed the steppe between the Ural and Syr Darya rivers for his dynasty.

Barak Khan
Khan of the Golden Horde
Reign1423–1428
PredecessorOlugh Mokhammad and Dawlat Berdi
SuccessorUlugh Muhammad
Bornunknown date
Golden Horde
Died1427
Sarai
DynastyBorjigin
FatherKoirichak
ReligionIslam

In the 1460s, Barak’s sons, Kirai and Janibek rebelled against Abu'l-Khayr Khan and they immigrated to the environs of Jeti Su (Seven Rivers) and started the Kazakh Khanate.[2]

Genealogy

See also

References

  1. "Barak khan · Prominent figures". Kazakhstan History portal. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  2. Olcott, Martha Brill (1987). The Kazakhs. Hoover Press. p. 8. ISBN 9780817993535.
Barak Khan
Regnal titles
Preceded by
Ulugh Muhammad and Dawlat Berdi
Khan of the Golden Horde
1422–1427
Succeeded by
Ulugh Muhammad
Preceded by
Koirichak
Khan of the Blue Horde
1421–1427
Succeeded by
Mohammed and Mustafa



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