Barlas
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The Barlas were a Mongol tribe which later underwent Turkification in Central Asia, forming a nomadic confederation. Barlas were originally a sub-clan of the Borjigin, which emerged within the Khamag
Portrait of Timur, a member of the Barlas. Painted in 1405–1409.
Babur, founder of the Mughal Empire. Late Shah Jahan Album, painted c. 1640.
Chagatai Khan
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Chagatai Khan was a son of Genghis Khan, a prominent figure in the early Mongol Empire, and the first khan of the Chagatai Khanate. The second son of Genghis's wife Börte, Chagatai was renowned for hi
Statue of Chagatai Khan in Mongolia
Early 15th-century miniature from Marco Polo's section of the Livre des merveilles manuscript. It depicts Chagatai being baptised into Christianity; there is however no evidence he was ever a Christian.
Depiction of the funeral of Chagatai Khan, from a 15th-century manuscript of the Jami' al-tawarikh
Otrar aerial view Aug 2018