The Chagatai Khanate's Civil War That Split the Mongol East

After the Toluid Civil War, the Mongol Empire fractured into four khanates. But the Chagatai Khanate tore itself apart from within. In the 1320s, Khan Tarmashirin converted to Islam and began enforcing sharia, sparking a rebellion in the eastern steppes. This episode traces the civil war that split the khanate into Mawarannahr (the Islamic west) and Moghulistan (the nomadic east), a division that left the Mongol heartland vulnerable and paved the way for Timur's later rise. We examine the cultural clash between sedentary Islam and steppe tradition, the role of the kurultai in legitimizing the rebellion, and how this internal fracture contributed to the empire's lasting disunion. Featuring figures like Duwa, Tarmashirin, and Changshi, and places like Samarkand and Almaliq. #ChagataiKhanate #MongolEmpire #Tarmashirin #Moghulistan #Mawarannahr #Transoxiana #SteppeHistory #IslamConversion #MongolFracture #CentralAsia #Kurultai #Duwa #Changshi #Timur #14thCentury #History #FexingoHistory #Podcast Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo