Chagatai Khan (Mongolian: Цагадай, Tsagadai) was the second son of Genghis Khan and first khan and name of the Chagatai Khanate, Chagatai language and the Chagatai Turks.
He inherited most of what are now the five Central Asian states after the death of his father and ruled until his death in 1241. He was also appointed by Genghis Khan to oversee the execution of the...
Date of death:
- 1241