The Chagatai Khanate's Civil War and Rise of Tarmashirin

In the mid-1320s, the Chagatai Khanate—the Mongol realm that ruled Central Asia—erupted into a brutal civil war that would reshape the region for centuries. This episode follows the rise and fall of Tarmashirin, a Chagatai khan who converted to Islam, alienated his nomadic power base, and triggered a rebellion that tore the khanate apart. We trace the conflict from the steppe heartland around Almalyk to the urban centers of Transoxiana, exploring how religious identity, clan loyalties, and economic tensions between nomads and city-dwellers drove a fracture that no Mongol leader could mend. Along the way, we meet figures like the chronicler Ibn Battuta, who visited Tarmashirin's court, and examine the legacy of a khanate that lingered on in name long after its effective power was gone. #ChagataiKhanate #Tarmashirin #MongolEmpire #CentralAsia #Transoxiana #Almalyk #IbnBattuta #MongolCivilWar #Islamization #SteppePolitics #Khanate #YuanDynasty #Ilkhanate #GoldenHorde #14thCentury #History #FexingoHistory #MongolHistory Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo