Chagatai Khan

Second son of Genghis Khan and Börte (1183–1242)

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Lived 1183–1242, aged 59
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    1183–1242
    Aged 59
Summary
Updated 2026-08-18

Second son of Genghis Khan, passed over for the throne because his father found him too rigid — yet his mastery of Mongol law made him the arbiter who held the empire steady after Genghis died.

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Born around 1184 to Genghis Khan and Börte, Chagatai grew into a man known for strict adherence to Mongol custom and a temperament harsh enough to alienate his own brother. He rode with his siblings during the conquest of the Jin dynasty in 1211 and the invasion of the Khwarazmian Empire in 1219, handling both logistics and combat — until a bitter feud with his elder brother Jochi during the Siege of Gurganj earned him censure. Genghis, judging him too inflexible and unwilling to accept Jochi's legitimacy, denied him succession to the imperial throne. After the Khwarazmian campaign, Chagatai r…

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