Danishmendji was khan of the Chagatai Khanate

Chagatai Khanate

The Chagatai Khanate was a Turko-Mongol khanate that comprised the lands ruled by Chagatai Khan , second son of the Great Khan Genghis Khan, and his descendents and successors...

 from 1346 to 1348. He was the second khan of the Chagatai ulus to be descended from Ögedei

Ögedei Khan

Ögedei Khan, born Ögedei was the third son of Genghis Khan and second Great Khan of the Mongol Empire by succeeding his father...

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In 1346 he was raised to the khanship by Amir Qazaghan

Amir Qazaghan

Qazaghan was the amir of the Qara'unas and the effective ruler of the Chagatai ulus .Qazaghan's lineage is mostly unknown; it is possible that he became head of the Qara'unas through appointment instead of inheritance In 1345 he rebelled against his sovereign, the Chagatai Khan Qazan, but was...

, who was the leader of the Qara'unas

Qara'unas

Qaraunas, or Neguderis, or Nikudari, were a Mongol group that settled in Afghanistan and east of Iran.- Foundation :...

 and who recently had taken effective control of the ulus. Two years later Qazaghan had him executed and replaced him with Bayan Quli

Bayan Qulï

Bayan Qulï was khan of the Chagatai Khanate from 1348 to 1358 and a grandson of Duwa.In 1348 Bayan Qulï was raised to the position of khan by the ruler of the Qara'unas, Amir Qazaghan, who had effectively taken control of the Chagatai ulus in 1346. For the next decade he remained Qazaghan’s...

, who was a member of the house of Chagatai Khan

Chagatai Khan

Chagatai Khan was the second son of Genghis Khan and first khan and origin of the names of the Chagatai Khanate, Chagatai language and Chagatai Turks....

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Preceded by: Qazan Khan Qazan Khan ibn Yasaur -Biography:Qazan was the son of Yasa'ur, a Chagatayid prince who had revolted in the 1310s. Upon his ascension to the throne, he attempted to increase his power within the ulus. These measures provoked the anger of the nobility, who threw their support behind the Qara'unas Amir Qazaghan. The two...

Khan of Chagatai Khanate Chagatai Khans The Chagatai Khans were the heads of the Chagatai ulus from Chagatai Khan's inheritance of the state in 1227 to their removal from power by the Dzungars and their vassals in 1687... 1346–1348

Followed by: Bayan Quli Bayan Qulï Bayan Qulï was khan of the Chagatai Khanate from 1348 to 1358 and a grandson of Duwa.In 1348 Bayan Qulï was raised to the position of khan by the ruler of the Qara'unas, Amir Qazaghan, who had effectively taken control of the Chagatai ulus in 1346. For the next decade he remained Qazaghan’s... Tughlugh Timur Tughlugh Timur Tughlugh Timur was the Khan of Moghulistan from c. 1347 and Khan of the whole Chagatai Khanate from c. 1360 until his death. He is believed to be the son of Esen Buqa...