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
Otrar Catastrophe
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The Otrar Catastrophe was a siege that took place between December 1219 and February 1220 during the Mongol invasion of the Khwarazmian Empire at Otrar, a large trading city on the Syr Darya river. In
A depiction of Terken Khatun (left) after her later capture by the Mongols.