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Chagatai

Chagatai may refer to:Chagatai Khan, the second son of Genghis Khan Chagatai Khanate, an area of the Mongol Empire initially ruled by Chagatai Khan Chagatai Khans, leaders of the Chagatai Khanate from 1227 to 1687, see List of Chagatai Khans Moghulistan, a breakaway kingdom from the Khanate ruled by the same family Chagatai language, an extinct Turkic language once widely spoken in central Asia Chagatai people, also known as Chagatai Tajiks. The origin of the people is unknown, though the name is from Chagatai Khan Chughtai, a family name in Asia and the Middle East

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Chagatai may refer to:

  • Chagatai Khan, the second son of Genghis Khan
    • Chagatai Khanate, an area of the Mongol Empire initially ruled by Chagatai Khan
    • Chagatai Khans, leaders of the Chagatai Khanate from 1227 to 1687, see List of Chagatai Khans
    • Moghulistan, a breakaway kingdom from the Khanate ruled by the same family
  • Chagatai language, an extinct Turkic language once widely spoken in central Asia
  • Chagatai people, also known as Chagatai Tajiks. The origin of the people is unknown, though the name is from Chagatai Khan
  • Chughtai, a family name in Asia and the Middle East
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