Baraq (Khan of Golden Horde)
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Baraq was Khan
of the Golden Horde
from 1422 to 1427. His father was Koirichak, grandson of Urus Khan
who was also descendant of Genghis Khan
. He took support from Ulugh Beg
, the Timurid
khan, and in 1422 he dethroned Kepek, Olugh Mokhammad as well as Dawlat Berdi
, khans of the Golden Horde. And Baraq reoccupied Sighnak from the Timurids. However, he was defeated in 1427 by Olugh Mokhammad and was promptly assassinated by Jochi's descendant, Mohammed, who claimed the steppe between the Ural and Syr Darya rivers for his dynasty.
In the year of 1456, Baraq’s sons, Ghirey and Janibeg
rebelled against Abu'l-Khayr Khan and they immigrated to the environs of “Yedi Su” (Seven Waters) and they declared their own khanate. Therefore, the line of Baraq reappeared in the stage of the history and this khanate was called as “Kazakh Khanate
” henceforth.
Khan (title)
Khan is an originally Altaic and subsequently Central Asian title for a sovereign or military ruler, widely used by medieval nomadic Turko-Mongol tribes living to the north of China. 'Khan' is also seen as a title in the Xianbei confederation for their chief between 283 and 289...
of the Golden Horde
Golden Horde
The Golden Horde was a Mongol and later Turkicized khanate that formed the north-western sector of the Mongol Empire...
from 1422 to 1427. His father was Koirichak, grandson of Urus Khan
Urus Khan
Urus Khan was the eighth Khan of the White Horde, and a disputable Khan of the Blue Horde, he was a direct descendant of Genghis Khan. Urus himself is the direct ancestor of khans of the Kazakh Khanate.- Ancestor of Urus :...
who was also descendant of Genghis Khan
Genghis Khan
Genghis Khan , born Temujin and occasionally known by his temple name Taizu , was the founder and Great Khan of the Mongol Empire, which became the largest contiguous empire in history after his death....
. He took support from Ulugh Beg
Ulugh Beg
Ulugh Bek was a Timurid ruler as well as an astronomer, mathematician and sultan. His commonly-known name is not truly a personal name, but rather a moniker, which can be loosely translated as "Great Ruler" or "Patriarch Ruler" and was the Turkic equivalent of Timur's Perso-Arabic title Amīr-e...
, the Timurid
Timurid Dynasty
The Timurids , self-designated Gurkānī , were a Persianate, Central Asian Sunni Muslim dynasty of Turko-Mongol descent whose empire included the whole of Iran, modern Afghanistan, and modern Uzbekistan, as well as large parts of contemporary Pakistan, North India, Mesopotamia, Anatolia and the...
khan, and in 1422 he dethroned Kepek, Olugh Mokhammad as well as Dawlat Berdi
Dawlat Berdi
Dawlat Berdi , also known as Devlet Berdi, was a Khan of the Golden Horde who reigned from 1419 to 1421, and again from 1428 to his death in 1432. He was the son of Jabbar Berdi and a descendant of Berke Khan....
, khans of the Golden Horde. And Baraq reoccupied Sighnak from the Timurids. However, he was defeated in 1427 by Olugh Mokhammad and was promptly assassinated by Jochi's descendant, Mohammed, who claimed the steppe between the Ural and Syr Darya rivers for his dynasty.
In the year of 1456, Baraq’s sons, Ghirey and Janibeg
Janybek Khan
----Janybek Khan was a co-leader of a new Kazakh Khanate, following a successful rebellion against the Uzbek Khan Abu'l-Khayr Khan in 1465 and 1466. Janybek's father was Baraq who was poisoned by emirs of the former White Horde...
rebelled against Abu'l-Khayr Khan and they immigrated to the environs of “Yedi Su” (Seven Waters) and they declared their own khanate. Therefore, the line of Baraq reappeared in the stage of the history and this khanate was called as “Kazakh Khanate
Kazakh Khanate
Kazakh Khanate was a Kazakh state that existed in 1456-1847, located roughly on the territory of present-day Republic of Kazakhstan.-History:...
” henceforth.