| Abu al-Ghazi Bahadur | |
|---|---|
 Abu al-Ghazi's portrait in the museum of Khiva | |
| Khan of Khiva | |
| Reign | 1643–1663 |
| Predecessor | Isfandiyar Khan |
| Successor | Anusha Khan |
| Born | August 24, 1603 Old Urgench, Khanate of Khiva |
| Died | 1663 (aged 59–60) Khiva |
| Issue | Anusha Khan |
| House | Shaybanid-Arabshahid |
| Father | 'Arab Muhammad Khan |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
Abu al-Ghazi Bahadur (Chagatay: ابوالغازی بهادرخان; Uzbek: Abulgʻozi Bahodirxon, Abulgazi, Ebulgazi, Abu-l-Ghazi, August 24, 1603 – 1663) was the Khan of Khiva from 1643 to 1663. He was a member of the Uzbek Shaybanid dynasty. He spent ten years in Persia before becoming khan, and was very well educated, writing two historical works in the Khiva dialect of the Chagatai language.[1] He was a descendant of Genghis Khan through Arab Shah.[2]
- ^ Bartold, Vasily V, Four Studies on the History of Central Asia, 1 (Leiden: E. J. Brill, 1956) p.65.
- ^ Sela, Ron (2013). Rashid Al-Din: Agent and Mediator of Cultural Exchanges in Ilkhanid Iran. Warburg Institute Colloquia (University of London Press). p. 213.