Mansur Khan (Moghul Khan)

Mansur Khan
Khan of Moghulistan
Reign1503 – 1543
PredecessorAhmad Alaq (Eastern Moghulistan)
Mahmud Khan (Western Moghulistan)
SuccessorShah Khan (Eastern Moghulistan or Turpan)
Born1482/1483
Died1543 (aged 59–61)
Issue
HouseBorjigin
FatherAhmad Alaq
MotherSahib Daulat Begum

Mansur Khan (Chagatai and Persian: منصور خان; Chinese: 速檀满速儿; pinyin: Sùtán Mǎnsù'ér; 1482/3–1543), was the last khan of a united Moghulistan from 1503 until his death. From his father Ahmad Alaq, the previous khan, he inherited the eastern parts of Moghulistan proper (Ili area), the Muslim oasis cities of Yanqi, Bay, and Kuqa, and the Buddhist "Uighur" holdout of Turfan.[1] He also led a jihad of conquest against Oirat Mongol and Chinese territories to the east, including Hami and Dunhuang, and attempted to convert the Kyrgyz to Islam.[2]

Following his death, the khanate was permanently divided into Western and Eastern portions which would themselves eventually devolve into smaller states.

  1. ^ "Chapter LIV. Transactions of Mansur Khan" in Mirza Muhammad Haidar. The Tarikh-i-Rashidi: A History of the Moghuls of Central Asia.Trans. Edward Denison Ross. ISBN 81-86787-02-X
  2. ^ Soucek, Svat (2000). A History of Inner Asia. Cambridge University Press. p. 165. ISBN 9780521657044.