'Ali-Sultan

Ali Sultan
Ali Sultan, as depicted by Ambrogio Lorenzetti in The Martyrdom of the Franciscans in 1342
Khan of Chagatai Khanate
Reign1339-1342
PredecessorYesun Temur
SuccessorMuhammad I ibn Pulad
Bornunknown
Died1342

'Ali Khalil (Chagatai and Persian: علی خلیل), also known as Ali-Sultan (Chagatai and Persian: علی سلطان), was the khan (r.1339-1342)[1] of the Chagatai Khanate. He was a descendant of Qadan, son of the second Great Khan Ögedei.

'Ali attacked the ordo (palace) of Yesun Temur and usurped the throne. He was the first and last one who had restored the Ögedeid authority over the Chagatai Khanate since the reigns of Kaidu and his son Chapar. During his reign, Islam fully absorbed the Chagatai Mongols and 'Ali persecuted followers of other religions. He is the one who ordered the killing of six Franciscan friars at Almalik in 1339, as depicted in The Martyrdom of the Franciscans, by Ambrogio Lorenzetti.[2]

  • The Martyrdom of the Franciscans, painted by Ambrogio Lorenzetti in 1342, took place in Almaliq in 1339. The central ruler who ordered the killing was Ali Sultan.[2][3]
    The Martyrdom of the Franciscans, painted by Ambrogio Lorenzetti in 1342, took place in Almaliq in 1339. The central ruler who ordered the killing was Ali Sultan.[2][3]
  • Mongol tumen commander.
    Mongol tumen commander.
  • Martyrdom of five Franciscan friars
    Martyrdom of five Franciscan friars
'Ali-Sultan
Preceded by Khan of Chagatai Khanate
1339-1342 		Succeeded by
  1. ^ Baumer, Christoph (30 May 2016). The History of Central Asia: The Age of Islam and the Mongols. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 319. ISBN 978-1-83860-940-5.
  2. ^ a b Prazniak, Roxann (31 March 2019). Sudden Appearances: The Mongol Turn in Commerce, Belief, and Art. University of Hawaii Press. p. 98. ISBN 978-0-8248-7808-5.
  3. ^ Camps, Arnulf (15 February 2000). Studies in Asian Mission History, 1956-1998. BRILL. p. 187. ISBN 978-90-474-0031-8.