The Genghisid Imperial Family (A WWM Golden Horde AAR)

Grand Ancestor Pulad Khan Genghisid, Sultan of the Golden Horde
7-6-3
Born 1380, died June 6 1418
Ruled from January 1407 to June 6th 1418

Ruler of the Golden Horde, the most feared and powerful of the Mongol Factions, as well as the sole remaining survivor of the four original successor states:



Even with all this power at his disposal, Pulad Khan was secretly a weak willed man who always preferred to remain on the defense. It was only at the behest of his most senior advisers that he arranged a series of marital arrangements to all the surrounding Khans. Mostly this was just a loose arrangement of far flung relatives from all over the Genghisid line, but none important enough to note. The one that does receive enough a worthy exception to this general rule was Yana Genghisid, daughter of Pulad Khan, his oldest child. She was sent to the Chagatai Khan Shams-I-Jahan.

After several years in his unspectacular career one man appeared in his court asking for permission to colonize the distant regions in the north. Pulad was unsure of what to do. One of his most senior advisers stated that he and his hundred followers would die as soon as they arrived effectively ending all need to protect them. Pulad convinced that this would allow the least amount of activity granted the man's request. Two months later news of it's success spread to Pulad's court. The news was officially welcomed and news of this accomplishment spread across the Horde, however it's important to note that the adviser suddenly disappeared from all courtly affairs.

Pulad, upon entering his thirties, began to reach some sort of peace with his role in the Horde. As such he warned every single neighboring faction of a different faith. However... nothing happened. Pulad waited and waited and nothing happened. No wars. Either Pulad in his lethargic state struck fear into every single neighboring country or no one was interested in war. Both seemed extremal unlikely possibilities.

Pulad grew frustrated and employed a vast spy network. He staged a revolt of the greeks and the crimeans in the Genoese territory. Within months Azow, Kaffa, Kerch, and Novorossiysk were totally under the control of Pulad's revolts. There was just one problem. These revolts, while prompted by covert action, largely had nothing to do with Pulad or the Horde. Eventually Genoa collapsed but what emerged wasn't a mess of easily conquered revolter states, or anything of particular loyalty to the Horde. In fact what met with the most surprise to Pulad and his courts was that they all switched loyalties back to Genoa. No Crimean Khanate, no Greek Protectorate, they just remained Genoan possessions, while granted more autonomy it was a severe disappointment.

Pulad was happy to learn of the birth of his first grand child, Shams-I-Jahan and Yana had a child together, a son and heir to the Chagatai Khanate. His name was Muhammad Genghisid, the first Genghisid in a very long time to be put in the line of succession to another Horde, the Chagatai would be eternally bound to the Golden Horde. Sadly... Muhammad would die five years later. Yana had given birth to no new son and Shams-I-Jahan grew frustrated. He had no heir and his grew older with each passing year.

Despite the loss of Pulad's first grandchild, he would soon be gifted with the birth of his first son and heir Jalal Ah-Din. Three months after the birth of his first son Pulad Khan died. The Horde's fate would be safe in the hands of his infant son.

Sultan Jalal Ah-Din Genghisid of the Golden Horde "The Glory"
9-3-9
Born June 6th 1417
Died January 1st 1443
Ruled from June 6 1418 to January 1 1443.



Jalal Ah-Din's life was one of constant warfare, even before he was able to rule in his own right. Jalal Ah-Din's first engagement was with Castille when he was just four years old. The conflict remained centered around the black sea and eventually a truce was formed, but the long era of peace for the Horde has ended. As Jalal grew older he was allowed more power. By the time he was eight years of age he would have refined the vast spy network of his father and this time he was able to properly utilize it.

Among the first things Jalal Ah-Din did of his own command was begin a vast chain of revolts in the Genoese Black Sea colonies, this time he played on nationalistic identity. The Crimeans and the Greeks rose up in rebellion and soon the entire region was ablaze. The Crimean territory in Azow was eager to defect to the Golden Horde and join with it's cultural Kin. The territories to the south divided their loyalties into two group. Those supporting Trebizond, and those supporting Nicea. Both claimed to be joining the true Byzantine empire. Kaffa and Kerch joined Nicea while Novorossiysk joined Trebizond. Tensions were high, but an eventually a fragile peace emerged from this conflict. Jalal had no quarrels with Nicea nor Trebizond. They had been favorable to the Mongols some years ago and if the need should arise, Jalal could befriend and use them.

As things were going rather well for the Golden horde, more colonists were sent north, this time to Orb. Jalal recognized the importance of spreading the Horde's influence to the north to cut off his Russian enemies. By the time Jalal was 13 years old there were three functioning colonies in the northeastern regions of the Horde. Jalal also centralized the state and made steady moves towards increasing the quality of the Horde's troops, even beginning to incorporate full lines of Infantry into every army. The reforms shocked the entire Islamic world and soon other Horde's began looking towards the Horde as the epitome of the Mongolic Pride and prestige.

The Timurids to the south had long since been without an heir, when their last Khan, Abu Sa'id II died there was no one left to fill the void. Abu Sa'id had grossly mismanaged that Khanate and lost well over 2/3s of his territory to Persians, Baluchi, Khorosani, Hisor, Khiva, and others. As the war continued to rage on Abu Sa'id died. The with the Horde fully divided Jalal saw an opportunity and together with his sister and brother in law in the Chagatai Khanate agreed to allow a cousin of the Genghisid line to succeed the Timurid Khan. While originally Yusif Al-Azwani, he would change his name to Abu Sa'id III. He would be the last and greatest hope for the Timurid Khanate.

Jalal was content to watch his cousin from a far offering
war subsidies and large gifts. The two cousins brought Timurid relations with Golden Horde to it's all time high. The Chagatai Khan would also vastly improve his relations with his neighbor to the south. While an alliance was not formed, these three family members formed a tripact of friendship.

Jalal grew bolder with his power and claimed the title Defender of the faith for all Sunni muslims. This would involve the Horde in every single minor war between the Orthodox and Catholic Christians against the proper Sunni faith. First would of these conflicts would also be the hardest, Novogord, Byantium (Nicea), Moscow, Lithuania, and Georgia would all be involved in the conquest of Ak Koyunlu. Jalal declared war on every last attacker. Men were sent to the north and south. Lithuania would be the greatest obstacle, but as northern Black sea territories of Byzantium (Nicea) the war gradually shifted in favor of the Horde. Novogord also lost a territory. With such power at Jalal's disposal he signed the treaty at Sarai in which the war would end if Novogord renounced all claims to the Golden Horde's newly conquered Russian territories. This was an easy decision for the Emperor to make and peace was once again returned.

Jalal noticed that Abu Sa'id had effectively cut his enemies down to just one. A grin appeared on his face when he realized that a newly reformed Mongol Horde that would spread across all of Asia would not be an impossible dream. It was at this moment when Jalal became a man at the age of fifteen.

The next few years were quiet, but soon war would erupt across the Horde. Lithuania, Novogord, Ryazan, Hungary, and Castille would each begin their wars against Jalal and his new found power. Ryazan would be the first of the attackers to be destroyed. Ryazan was annexed into the Horde just a few months. Novogord would again be forced to recognize Tartar superiority as their main army would be completely destroyed in the north. They agreed to a ceasefire and renounced their claims on Solikamsk, who had just recognized the merits of Islam over the Orthodox faith.

Hungary and Lithuania would capture many territories, but Hungary was weary from all the war and violence. The Horde had passed on unspeakable losses upon Hungary's forces. Despite occupying all of the Crimean possessions, they agreed to a white peace. And then there were two. Lithuania would crumble under constant defeat but they refused to submit to the Horde that so dishonored them before. They only captured one Hordish territory, but they were still in the fight.

Shams-I-Jahan would soon die and Yana would secure a Genghisid heir to the throne, she would choose Abu Sa'id's brother, another first cousin, to the Chagatai throne. Alghu II, and with this succession Yana would fall into obscurity, her role in history would forever be remembered.

The Jalayirids's Khan would die a myserable death after being handed a heavy defeat by Abu Sa'id. Without an heir, Ahmad Genghisid, a young child, was chosen to succeed as Khan. It was a ploy to restore relations with the Horde, the Timurids, and the Chagatai, but Ahmad was still Genghisid blood, and nephew to Jalal and Yana. His role in history will be determined in the next few decades.

Castille was a monster that was easily recognized by Jalal as an equal to the Horde. While Jalal was busy fighting off all his other enemies Castille had landed 30,000 troops around the Black sea, and ask the Horde's numbers decreased, theirs only seemed to double. Eventually all of the Black sea territories would belong to these attackers. Jalal would take command of the army prsonally to meet them in battle. He would completely crush the forces lead by Castille's King Philip of Aragon. But it would come at a price. Jalal received a wound right above his heart. Jalal would die just two days after destroying most of the Catillian army in the Black Sea. His brother, and heir, would succeed the Horde and hopefully conquer back the lost territories:

The First Genghisid Timurid

Abu Sa'id Genghisid "The Timurid"
Born 1409
Ruled April 19 1421
Died January 23 1443
6-7-8



Abu Sa'id was the cousin of Jalal Ah-Din and Yana Genghisid. When the Timurid Empire lost control of it's entire horde with revolts consuming the country they looked towards the Genghisid clan for support after the death of their previous Khan Abu Sa'id II. The situation was in utter shambles when he arrived in the Empire.

Persia had six provinces and occupied most of the Persian territories. Jalayirids had declared war and was marching on the Empire. Khorasan was wreaking havoc across the center of the Empire. The Baluchi had occupied much of the southern territories. Khiva had begun it's campaigns to the north. And finally Hisor was capitalizing on the situation in the north. The situation was truly helpless. It appeared as if he were set up to fail.

Immediately after gaining control of the Khanate a peace was arranged with the Persians. They were given five of the richest Persian territories, and soon they were out of the picture.

The Jalayirids had conquered one Persian city that was in total revolt. Abu Sa'id himself lead an army that crushed the revolt and the Jalayirids main army, killing their Khan. Abu Sa'id hastily organized a peace with the Jalayirids by putting his younger brother Ahmad on the Jalayirid throne as Khan of their territories.

As the war continued nearly all Persian territories still in Abu Sa'id's possession had defected to Persia who was rapidly replacing the Timurids as Khanate of the Persian territories. Persia's Ahyatollah was murdered when he spoke out in favor of a theocracy. The Persian Khan would not allow their pride to be sucked dry by a shiite mob. At the behest of some Persian territories, Persia became a Sunni nation. Persia soon descended into a civil war.

With major enemies still threatening his only real possessions Abu Sa'id took the Khorosani capital and agreed to a white peace. This freed up some vital territories that were occupied. The war was not over, but already Abu Sa'id had risen above all expectations and it seemed as if the Timurids would come out from the darkness.

It was at this time that both Jalal Ah-Din and the Chagatai Khanate declared war on Hisor. Jalal had very little involvement in the war and made no record of it, but the Chagatai Khanate made their presence known, even though they were attacking a superior force. Yana Genghisid and Shams-I-Jahan conquered much of the territory by the time Abu Sa'id arrived. Abu conquered their capital and forced a white peace. While he could have easily conquered back the relatively small country it would cost too much time as the Baluchi and Khivan revolts are growing more and more powerful.

The Baluchi was the most powerful and needed to be addressed immediately. There were no forts blocking Abu Sa'ids advance and soon he reached the capital of the Baluchi, he conquered it and forced the release of a small vassal. Abu Sa'id would need all the allies he could muster.

With all these conquests Abu Sa'id was likened to the Great Timur, and was considered the savior of the Timurid Empire, and they were right. Had someone else succeeded the throne as Khan there would be no doubt that the Timurid Empire would have totally collapsed. While Abu Sa'id had actually lost land to these revolter states, he made it so that they couldn't completely destroy the Khanate.

To the North, Khiva was the only one that remained at war with the Timurids. Abu Sa'id met their Khan. Khiva was the only nation to revolt that claimed to be the true successor to the Timurids. They had not claimed to be independent of the Timurids, but the one destined to surpass them. Peace was impossible to broker and Abu Sa'id then decided to meet the Khivan Khan on the battlefield. Abu Sa'id found himself outnumbered and outwitted. He lost the battle and fled to his southern territories. The Khivan Khan pursued and destroyed his army.

Without an army to use Abu Sa'id was helpless as revolts against spread throughout the Empire and Khiva began to conquer all the Timurid lands. Within years most of the Khanate was conquered. The few remaining territories revolted under the new state of Durrani which would conquer the remaining unconquered territories. Abu watched as the final light for the Timurid restoration slowly flickered away. Abu Sa'id would die before this had happened. While Abu Sa'id had saved the Timurid Empire from total collapse, he may have been unable to help it being absorbed into the Khivan Khanate. All of the hopes and dreams for the Timurid Empire would be placed in the hands of his young son Bay Sunqur II Genghisid, the second Timurid Khan to be of Genghisid blood.

Kuchuk Muhammad Genghisid, Sultan of the Golden Horde, half brother to Jalal Ah-Din. "Regent"
Born January 14 1422
Ruled January 9 1443
Stepped Down April 25 1446
Died November 22 1456
Diplomacy 3
Admin 4
Military 5



Kuchuk Muhammad was not of direct bloodline in the Genghisid family, but merely borrowed it from his mother, the very same mother as Jalal Ah-Din. His rein would be short and his legitimacy completely shrouded in doubt. One thing that cannot be said about him is that he did no good for the Horde. Despite his lack in abilities Kuchuk quickly took command of the army and took the Horde into a campaign deep into Lithuania. After siezing multiple territories the Lithuanian King finally gave in and emptied his treasury to keep his meager provinces.

Kuchuk would later face the Castillian Remnant inside the Horde's black sea territories. They would easily be crushed and soon all the occupied territories were liberated by Kuchuk. Castille's King lost control over his territories at home and soon all his subordinate kingdoms held together only loosely by his crown became undone. Philip, desperate for peace, offered 100 ducats to Kuchuk. It was accepted.

Kuchuk would later bow down to his nephew and retire as Great Khan and Sultan of the Golden Horde. Karim Berdi Genghisid was the son of Jalal Ah-Din and the proper man to succeed the throne. Kuchuk was merely entrusted with control of the Horde because of the danger outside forces had upon the Horde. When Karim Berdi became twelve Kuchuk left him in the care of the great ministers of the Horde. Kuchuk would live in quiet retirement in Sarai. He died later at the age of 34. While he was considered Sultan and absolute ruler of the Horde, many foreign nations regarded him as a powerful regent, while Karim Berdi never doubted him as Sultan as he honored him as such, others would not recognize him as the true Sultan of the Golden Horde.

The World After the retirement of Kuchuk Muhammad.

Karim Berdi Genghisid, Son of Jalal Ah-Din, Sultan of the Golden Horde, leader of the Tri-pact of the Genghisids.

Born January 9 1438
Reigned April 25 1446
Died April 30 1456
Diplomacy 7
Admin 8
Military 7



Karim Berdi ruled following the stabilizing reign of Kuchuk Muhammad, his uncle, and the expansive Jalal Ah-Din, his father. His reign marked the first fifty years since Pulan Khan's reign began.

Karim was left with little to do until he turned fifteen, after which he guaranteed the Timurid Empire and his third cousin Bay Sunqur of the Timurids, who had just re-established the empire and had defeated the Khivan Khanate. This was a move meant to prevent any warfare against the recuperating Timurid Empire. Unfortunately it was ignored by everyone. Persians, Khorosani, Khivans, Karakalpak, Sind, Mangalai, Hisor, Nogai, and even the Chagatai Khanate. Karim was outraged by this breach of his power and influence over the region. But what outraged Karim even more so was that his cousin, 'Arb ar-Rashid Genghisid had attacked his own family.

Karim was left at a loss, does he attack his cousin, or does he abandon Bay Sunqur, another cousin. Family affairs often end in bloodshed, but Karim would not allow this to happen. He summoned 'Abd to Sarai to explain himself. Karim also finalized his unspoken alliance with Bay Sunqur and used the alliance as justification to attack everyone but the Chagatai.

'Abd began by giving proper respects and even called the Sultan Karim as his "Khan". It was merely a formality that was fully justified by the Chagatai's small position in central Asia and he himself being of a cadet branch of the Golden Horde Imperial Family. The Conversation went as follows:

"Greetings Great Khan of all Hordes. I have come as per request"
"Why do you attack your own blood and kin?"
Unperturbed by the blatant question 'Abd continued.
"Because I have loyalties to connections to other hordes. My loyalties may be to the Genghisid bloodline, but they also exist for the Chagatai who put their faith in me. They pushed for war against the weakened Timurid Empire to expand our borders, we have but five regions surrounded by Giants. The Empire of Delhi, the Kazakhs, Mangalai, and others all look toward my minor holdings with great lust. It is only through increasing Chagatai power and will that they will look elsewhere."
"Is my protection not enough for the Chagatai?"
"Your lands are vast, your armies are numerous, but can you guarantee our safety knowing that you have to plow your way through hostile enemies for hundreds of miles before you can even arrive on the fringe of my territories?"
"True, I may not be able to make it to your territories quickly, but you can be assured that I will come. And when I do there will be nothing left of your so called "enemies". Go forth and do not strike at family again"

After the brief meeting 'Abd was reaffirmed and recognized as Khan of the Chagatai's and left back to central Asia. The Nogai were spared an assault because of their relation towards Genghisids. All others were attacked. Karakalpak was first attacked and destroyed, it's city was razed and they were forced into vassalage to the Great Khan and Sultan of the Golden Horde.

Khiva was defeated and forced to empty their treasuries. The Chagatai took some border regions from the Timurids before calling for peace. The Kazakhs were routed in battle but minor armies invaded many regions all across Siberia. They were agreed to a white peace. Mangalai lost three territories and was forced to give large sums of cash to Karim. The Persians offered a white peace and a son as a hostage for peace. The Baluchi collapsed under their own weight and were no longer worth attacking. Khorosan had exited the war by taking a province from the Timurids, they lost their capital city to mass pillaging and destruction. Sind was saved through the grace of distance alone. Karim then made his way to Samarkand and declared the Tri-Pact of the Genghisid Hordes. It was an official alliance between all Genghisid factions. Jalayirids' Ahmad sent his submission to the Tri-Pact, but was too weak to become a part of it. Still, Karim placed a Guarantee on him and his horde declaring that an attack on them was an attack on himself. Persia and the Mameluks began looking at the Jalayirids differently.

While at the epitome of his success Karim Berdi Genghisid fell ill and died in Samarkand. He was the first Sultan of the Horde to die in foreign lands. Karim is affectionately referred to as "Karim the Just" his son was just three years old. His name was Sayid Ahmad.

Yana Genghisid, Sister to Jalal Ah-din, First Born of Pulan Khan, Mother of the Chagatai Genghisids.
Born July 17 1401
Died February 13 1454



Yana Genghisid had the burden of being born a Daughter to Pulad Khan. Being a daughter meant that she would be nothing more than a tool for her father. As it turns out, that would be the truth. When she was just 8 years of age she was married to Shams-I-Jahan, a man in his thirties. Their marriage would be fruitful and long lasting.

Being of Genghisid blood she was meant to endear the Chagatai to the Golden Horde. The Chagatai at the time had two small territories far out of the way of any envious eyes. Why Pulad thought it would be a good idea to send his daughter to Shams is beyond the knowledge of any living being. But it would be through this action that the Horde gained a valuable ally. The Chagatai Khanate was small enough to avoid attack, distant enough to to be unattractive to any attackers, and powerful enough to be used as a base to reclaim the Mongolian Heartland if and when the horde becomes strong enough and large enough to mount such a campaign.

Yana and Shams would follow Pulad in his foreign politics, but Yana and Shams would befriend the Nogai Horde as another ally in the region. The Nogai had been a peaceful Khanate that regularly avoided diplomatic relations with it's neighbors. Still Shams and the Khanate would have a marital as well as martial pact with one another. When the Nogai Khan died Sham's brother would be placed upon the Khanate seat in Nogai insuring that the Chagataid bloodline would not be extinguished even if the Chagatai itself would fall.

Shams and Yana would have a child by the name of Muhammed. They would love this child with all their being but he would die in a hunting accident before he reached the tender age of five. The birth of the son had brought the Chagatai and the Golden Horde closer, but his death had brought them closer. Just a year or so after the death of Muhammed, Pulad Khan would die. His successor would be Yana's brother, Jalal Ah-Din, one of the most successful of all Khans for the Horde.

Shams and Yana worked together to bring about a new age of prosperity to the Islamic world and became extremely wealthy. This wealth was turned into influence and an army. Both Jalal Ah-Din and Yana wanted to extend the Genghisid bloodline to the Timurids who were seeking their aid. Yana would be the one to recommend Yusif Al-Azwani to Jalal's attention. This made the Chagatai a powerful ally to their south, but it would be one in utter shambles.

Shams would be influenced by Yana to agree to attacking Hisor at the behest of her brother Jalal Ah-Din. The Conquest of Hisor would be very quick, first Abu Sa'id forced a peace with them and allowed Shams to reap the spoils of his reward. The 2 province minor almost tripled in size and gained a powerful place in the central steppe. While Shams was not the equal to the Timurids nor the Kazakhs, they wouldn't invade his Horde without a lot of thinking.

Shams and Yana would lead a relatively peaceful life until 1450 when Shams became ill. Yana did her best to help her ailing husband but was unable to bring about any real amount change in his condition. The Chagataiyids in Nogai wanted to incorporate the Chagatai into their possessions. Yana took control of the Chagatai for several months in her husbands stay and refused all offers for "Incorporation" as she knew her husband would rather die than allow his nephew to succeed him. It was not hatred or animosity, but it would signify that his brother was more capable at keeping the Cagatai bloodline alive than he was. Bay Sunqur, Ahmed, and Karim pressured Yana into allowing her younger cousin, Ahmed's Nephew, on the throne. A Cousin to Bay Sunqur this would be seen as having the Chagatai fall into obscurity. Eventually she relented, but only when Shams-I-Jahan died.

Yana would be forced out of all power and would fade into obscurity. Her contribution to the Genghisid bloodline and the Horde could not be ignored, but she would die powerless unable to influence the affairs of her husband's territory. She was shocked to learn of 'Abd's intentions to attack his cousin after Bay Sunqur's final victory over Khiva. She was refused entry to meet with 'Abd. Yana would die in utter despair in February of 1454.

Bay Sunqur II Genghisid, Khan of the Timurid Horde, son of Abu Sa'id III
Born May 4 1430
Reigned From January 23 1442
Died January 22 1457
Diplomacy 9
Admin 3
Military 9



Bay Sunqur was born from the proud Abu Sa'id Genghisid, Khan of the Timurid Empire. Being the son of someone who saved an entire Khanate brought a lot of unwanted pressure to Bay Sunqur who's aspirations in life lay as a simple farmer and cultivator. But as he grew older his talents in diplomacy and in military matters far surpassed anyone of his age and his dreams for living the mundane life ended right then and there.

Bay Sunqur was schooled by the most prominent of diplomats and military commanders, but he quickly put them all to shame. The only place where he was lacking was in the Administration area. He could forge alliances and defend his kingdom, but he couldn't manage it very well. Abu Sa'id recognized this and placed intelligent ministers to guard over Bay Sunqur as he went off against the Khivan Khanate.

News of his father's defeat and subsequent route spread throughout the empire like a virus, Bay Sunqur would attempt to rally the courts to go to his father's aid, but Abu Sa'id arrived before action could be taken. He raised a small army and went out with his father to make a stand against the Khivan Khanate, but the small army was wiped out and Bay Sunqur was put into hiding. Abu Sa'id would die shortly thereafter leaving a thirteen year old child as Khan of the Timurid Empire.

With enemies in Durrani and Khiva occupying all available territory, Bay Sunqur would spend most of his time with his uncle, Ahmed, in the Jalayirids. It was peaceful there and he could avoid the shame of going to Kuchuk in the Golden Horde. When he was finally sixteen, initially against the wishes of his uncle, but later with his blessings, Bay Sunqur traveled to Durrani under the guise of a traveling merchant.

Bay Sunqur met the Durrani Khan who was amazed to meet the young Khan, there had been no battles in over four years, but the populous grew weary of the war and none of the occupied territory would recognize Durrani authority. Several territories chose to defect to Delhi rather than suffer the indignation of being capitulated into the Durrani Khanate. After several negotiations and another year Bay Sunqur convinced the Khan to agree to a white peace where both states would recognize each other's authority as an equal and that there would be an end to the hostilities. Such a move blindsided the Khivan Khanate who had been fighting constantly with Uzbek liberation armies.

Bay Sunqur had effectively freed a third of the Timurid Empire from foreign rule and rallied an army to march towards Khiva. Bay Sunqur knew that defeating the Khivan army would be absolutely meaningless if Khiva itself could not be conquered. With that in mind Bay Sunqur headed towards the Khivan homeland, the start of the rebellion. There he captured two unguarded territories and after a six month siege brought Khiva to it's knees. It's army had not engaged Sunqur as they were busy fighting the rebellious Uzbeks. With the victory Bay Sunqur demanded two territories from them and a massive indemnity pay. With that he headed towards Samarkand a hero and true heir to Tamerlane.

The peace was hard fought, but it easily was overshadowed with a massive declaration of war by all of Bay Sunqur's enemies. Even his own blood, 'Abd of the Chagatai horde declared war against him. With total collapse looming over the horizon Bay Sunqur appealed to his senior and cousin, Karim Berdi. Karim was eager to help and declared war on all but a few of Sunqur's enemies. Bay Sunqur would spend most of his time attacking the invading armies. Khorasan was a hopeless cause and a province was given to appease them and get rid of the Persian border. Hisor was lucky in that they were ignored long enough to capture eight territories. After Bay Sunqur crushed their Khan, all but one was released from their control. Khiva was conquered but not annexed because of their control of other territories. Before terms could be dictated the Chagatai took two provinces and annexed them. Bay Sunqur could do little but acknowledge their conquest.

Karim arrived with an army of 12000 troops which destroyed the kazakh army in the south and vassalized on of his enemies. Mangalai agreed to a white peace, as did the rest of the enemies. Karim had once again saved the Timurid Empire from complete destruction, but this time it was mostly do to the help from Karim. It was easy to understand why all those nations had attacked the Timurid Empire. For years they were crushed and in total disrepair and then Bay Sunqur makes a return some years later, forges peace with Durrani and crushes the Khivan Khanate. If Bay Sunqur could revitalize an empire under occupation, what could he do to the surrounding nations once the Timurids recovered. This was all too easy for Bay Sunqur to understand. He allowed Karim to station his troops in Samarkand, and there he became a signatory of the Tri-pact of the Genghisid bloodline. The Chagatai would no longer be allowed to declare war on his domain anymore.

Karim would die shortly thereafter and was treated with the highest of honors to Sarai. Bay Sunqur wouldn't last much longer and would die less than a year after his tertiary cousin. His son, Temur II would be the next Khan for the Timurid Empire.

A rough outline of the Genghisid Blood During Bay Sunqur and Karim Berdi's reign. Technically since I'm using WWM this map isn't very accurate, but it get's the general feeling across. I apologize for the specks of white around the borders.



Karim Berdi and the Golden Horde tan.
Bay Sunqur and the Timurid Empire red.
'Abd ar-Rashid and the Chagatai Horde dark gray

'Abd ar-Rashid Genghisid, The Chagatai Khan, cousin of Bay Sunqur, denier of the Genghisid tri-pact and overall traitor to the Genghisid bloodline.
Born July 31 1435
Reiged March 15 1450
Died December 29 1462
Diplomacy 3
Admin 7
Military 4



'Abd ar-Rashid was the nephew of Ahmad and cousin of Bay Sunqur at the age of fifteen he was pressed into command of the Chagatai Khanate against the will of Yana Genghisid, mother of the Genghisid Chagatai line. 'Abd ar-Rashid was amongst the first to completely redesign the Chagatai Khanate into a military machine and got rid of his previous alliances and forged new ones. Persia and Nogai were put as the Chagatai's primary allies in an attempt to shake off the subservience of his line to the Genghisid blood ruling over the Golden Horde.

When Bay Sunqur won and extraordinary victory over the Khivan Khanate, which had been regarded as the new Timurid Horde by most of the surrounding nations, 'Abd ar Rashid forged an even more closely linked alliance to the surrounding forces in an attempt to prevent he himself from becoming subservient to all Genghisid lords. Mangalai, Kazakh, Nogai, Kashmir, Hisor and many others filled his sphere of closely linked alliances and when war broke out with the Timurid Empire everyone joined in to destroy Bay Sunqur before he could revive the Timurid Empire to it's former glory.

One thing that 'Abd ar-Rashid did not count on was the Golden Horde. Family squabbles were all too common and wars between cousins or even brothers was not uncommon. 'Abd was counting on the Golden Horde's neutrality or only token support to the Timurid Empire. This opinion would change when 'Abd ar-Rashid was requested in Sarai. 'Abd would travel through Kazakh and later Nogai lands rather than travel through his cousin's lands in the Timurid Empire before reaching Sarai. When he arrived it became clear that Karim Berdi would not allow an attack on his weaker cousin and thus limited the power that the Chagatai could attain. After a brief discussion he was sent back to the Chagatai and Karim Berdi decided to move decisively in favor of the Timurid Empire.

When Karim Berdi arrived with a force of 12,000 men to face off against the attacking armies there was little to be done to stop him. The force was small, but superior in discipline and quality. Karim destroyed every army he went up against leaving 'Abd ar-Rashid to wallow in nothingness leaving the war with only minor gains against Bay Sunqur. After the total victory of the Golden Horde-Timurid Empire forces against most of the forces against them Karim Berdi would insult the Chagatai further by proclaiming the Tri-pact of Genghisids. While 'Abd ar-Rashid was considered an equal to the Timurid Empire he could do little but think that he would be limited in power much like his uncle Ahmad in the Jalayirids.

But for a time there was peace. 'Abd ar-Rashid would have a son and he would be groomed to succeed him. 'Abd al-Karim was his name, chosen to help bolster relations with the Golden Horde. But Karim Berdi would die long before the news reached him of the birth of his cousin's son. Besides Ahmad, 'Abd ar-Rashid found himself as the eldest of the surviving Genghisids soon after the death of his cousin Bay Sunqur, still there was little to be done. Bay Sunqur's son Temur would begin a war with Khiva, a small small fragment of the Khanate that once toppled the Timurid Empire. The Khivan Khan eagerly sought out aid from all the surrounding forces. Nogai would refuse to aid them, but Kazakh, Kashmir, and 'Abd ar-Rashid would go to his aid.

Karim's son, Sayid Ahmad would still be too young to assist the Timurids, or so 'Abd thought. Within days after the proclamation Sayid Ahmad declared full scale war against all of the Timurid's enemies and the army stationed in Samarkand would take charge against the Chagatai. 'Abd would soon agree to a peace not wishing a war against both the Timurids and the Golden Horde. Having destroyed relations with all his family members, except for Ahmad, 'Abd could do little but abdicate in favor of his son al-Karim in order to restore relations with the Horde.

But such reconciliation ended shortly after the death of Al Karim before he became ten years of age. 'Abd was left without an heir was was grief stricken. His family had all but abandoned him after this second attack against the Timurids completely ignoring the fact that it was a defensive war on behalf of an ally. While the Tri-Pact was restored 'Abd would remain without strong allies other than his overbearing relatives in the Horde.

'Abd was then befriending by Kashmir, a small Sunni neighbor in the mountains of India. 'Abd welcomed this support and soon married the Kashmir Sultan's daughter. After one year the marriage remained a joyful one. 'Abd however would die just before the new year in 1462. His death came suddenly and would be seen a complete break from the Genghisid bloodline in the horde. 'Abd's successor 'Abd al-Latif would be of Khilji blood as he was the brother of 'Abd's wife. Commotion shook the Genghisid family as the very first nation to accept Genghisid blood also was the first to lose it.

This loss was not in total disaster, Ahmad had spread the blood of the Genghisid to the Persian Khanate and Temur would would place his young brother as Khan of the Nogai. There were now five Genghisid Khanates bound by blood, but all these Khanates were historical enemies and nearing the fourth generation of Genghisid blood, how long would the bond of blood last?

The New distribution of Genghisid Blood

Another map. I warned that there would be a lot of them.

Temor II Genghisid, son of Bay Sunqur, Great Khan of the Timurid Empire.
Born May 4 1443
Ruled January 22 1457
Died November 12 1464
Diplomacy 3
Admin 7
Military 8



Temor had the problem of having two great ancestors that will continuously overshadow all of his own achievements. This fact consumed Temor to the point that he would restore the Empire by war. He would succeed in gaining only minor territories from the Khivan Khanate and effectively eliminate relations with his Chagatai cousin.

Temor began his reign with a bang. As soon as he succeeded his father he celebrated Bay Sunqur's life and achievements and prepared an invasion of the severely weakened Khivan Khanate. Temor had decided that it was time to destroy them once and for all. They could barely muster 3000 men to oppose him and his 10,000 strong invading force. Temor had brought in his distant cousin, and head of the family, Sayid Ahmad Sultan of the Golden horde. Technically the Sultan was at this time still a child so it was his chief advisers that declared war on the Khivan Khanate upon his behalf.

As Temor defeated the Khan of Khiva in battle and sent the man into flight the armies of Kazakh, Chagatai, and Kashmir came to his aid. This was something Temor had not counted on, his own blood relative had declared war on him over a minor second rate ruler which was destined to perish. Temor would be robbed of his chance at retaliation once the council of elders for Sayid Ahmad ended hostilities with 'Abd on the condition of his abdication. Still, Temor had captured the entire Khivan territory and had showed the the Timurid Empire would not just survive, but thrive.

Temor began to form a pact with Kashmir and Nogai. After a small amount of time Kazakh declared war on Kashmir and Temor gladly came to their aid. While leading the forces north Temor was struck by a stray arrow in an engagement around the Kazakh capital. Hostilities soon ended and Temor's young son, Babur, was put in the care of the elders of the Timurid Horde. A renewed golden age was still very far off for the young Khanate. Still, Temor began to form new alliances with the other Genghisids. The Nogai branch soon began to form alliances with the Golden Horde and the Timurids. Sadly the Persian branch died off before it could really get started. The young child died and this time Persia received a young Ottoman Prince to succeed as Khan.

Ahmad I Genghisid Khan of the Jalayirids, the eldest of the Genghisids
Born July 31 1434
Reigned June 30 1449
Died September 11 1470
Diplomacy 8
Admin 8
Military 7



Ahmad was the brother of Abu Sa'id III of the Timurid Empire. After Abu Sa'id crushed the Jalayirid army and after their Khan's death, Abu Sa'id placed Ahmad on Jalayirid Khanate where he would rule for twenty one years. While not particularly old when he died, Ahmad was by far the longest ruling Genghisid Khan and was only surpassed by Qulad Khan, the Grand Ancestor, by a few years.

Ahmad's reign as the Jalayirid Khan would be one fighting for absolute survival in a land of Giants. When Ahmad was placed on the throne the Persians were growing in power and the Mameluks had just conquered much of the middle east. Ahmad would face the Mameluks in combat four times in his short 21 year reign. With each occasion Ahmad won great victories over the Mameluk army, but could not be in many places at once. After a while the Jalayirids fell from a medium power to a two province minor that acted as a buffer state between the Persian Khanate and the Mameluk Shiek. It was a no win situation and it was only through his skill at diplomacy and his marital ties to both the Persians and the Mameluks that he had managed to keep his empire together.

In a way, Ahmad was Abu Sa'id's superior in that Ahmad faced far greater challenges and far greater numbers and still managed to keep his khanate from collapsing. None of the Genghisids would be so kind as to recognize this quality and Abu Sa'id would be liked to Tamerlane who established the largest empire since the times of Alexander or Genghis Khan. Still he would be recognized for his age, wealth, and status. A Guarantee was formally placed on the small Khanate by the Golden Horde and an alliance was made with the Chagatai Khanate.

When Bay Sunqur was ousted form his home in the Timurid Empire, Ahmad would take great care over the young child and would call him his son. For four years Bay Sunqur stayed with Ahmad, but when he reached the age of 16 Bay Sunqur decided to return to his empire and his home. While initially opposing the idea outright and threatened to lock him up in the Jalayirid Palace to prevent him from going, he relented and warned that to go to the Khivan Khan would be suicide instead opting for him to go to Durrani. When Ahmad heard of Bay Sunqur's success a year later Ahmad realized that his nephew had far greater talent than himself and was amazed at his quick resolution to the chaos that ensued since the death of Abu Sa'id.

Ahmad would remain a neutral party when a conflict arose between his two nephews, Bay Sunqur and 'Abd ar-Rashid. Unofficially Ahmad had given war subsidies to Bay Sunqur and offered his assistance with his own meager troops. He knew Bay Sunqur would reject the aid as it would leave the small Khanate defenseless against the Mameluks and Persians.

Karim Berdi would inform Ahmad of the decision to create the Tri-pact of Genghisid rulers Ahmad was insulted that he himself, the eldest surviving Genghisid ruler was not allowed enter the pact, still a further guarantee was placed on the small Khanate and Ahmad relented. But within the next year both Karim and Bay Sunqur would die leaving the survival of the Genghisid bloodline in question. Karim's son was just a baby and Temor was a demented soul with visions of grandeur. With that taken to heart Ahmad formed a formal agreement with 'Abd ar-Rashid and would enter the war on the side of Khiva against the Timurids and the Golden Horde, but through the grace of distance alone and the fact that no army had ever moved they were not recognized as a hostile party by any of the Genghisid factions.

When the war ended the Persian Khan had died in an obscure manor leaving the entire Persian Khanate in need for a non-blood successor in the hopes of finding a means to avoid further assassinations, Ahmad supported a nephew of his by means of a sister to succeed the Persian throne. This would gain Ahmad a powerful ally in the east and further bring about fame to the Genghisid bloodline. Sadly Ahmad's nephew would die two years later. Ahmad suspected foul play but would not risk a war by making this accusation public. An Ottoman Prince found himself on the Persian throne. It almost insulted Ahmad to learn that this Ottoman Prince wanted to reorganize the Persian Khanate into an Eremite subservient to his father in the Ottoman Empire. Thankfully such a statement had robbed him of much of the support in the Khanate and hopefully, Ahmad prayed, that he would meet a fate far worse than his nephew.

While a Genghisid branch opened up in Nogai, Ahmad thought little of their Khan and found that he would not manage his Khanate well and soil the Genghisid family name. Ahmad would also learn of 'Abd ar-Rashid's death and the loss of the Chagatai Horde to the Kashmir imperial line. Ahmad had recognized 'Abd as his last remaining close relative (bar his son) and took the loss hard. Just six years after 'Abd's demise the "immortal" Khan of the Jalayirids died leaving Muhammad II, his son, in charge of the Khanate. Even though Ahmad had lost most of the Jalayirid lands, he is widely regarded as a hero by the Iraqi people who saw him as a symbol of pride against the foreign invaders ignoring the fact that he, himself, was a foreigner.

Sayid Ahmar I Genghisid, son of Karim Berdi, Sultan of the Golden Horde, leader of the Genghisid Family
Born January 9 1453
Reigned April 30 1456
Died August 28 1487
Diplomacy 5
Admin 8
Military 7



Sayid Ahmar was placed on the throne before he even reached the tender age of 3. He never knew his father founder of the tri-pact, but he would be one of the most successful rulers in entire history of the Golden Horde winning scores of victories against the Horde's enemies.

Sayid Ahmar would be involved in the war between the Timurids and the Chagatai. 'Abd ar-Rashid had counted on Sayid Ahmar's young age to guarantee that this would be a familial squabble between him and Temur, but he was wrong. Sayid Ahmar's chief retainer, Ulog Muhammad ordered the army to aid the Timurids in the conflict. It was Ulog who put forth the terms of Chagatai surrender, and it succeeded, but it would have unintended consequences. The end of the Chagatai line of Genghisids. Sayid Ahmar had just turned eight when he learned of the actual implications of this and he ordered Ulog to strengthen relations with the fledgling Nogai Genghisids.

Sayid Ahmar soon found himself side-lined to the wars of the Nogai and Timurids. Minor border skirmishes effected both families as well as the Khorasani and Kazakh, the wars themselves did not amount to much, even as the Timurids conquered nearly all of the Kazakh Horde they asked just for ducats. The wars were nothing more than overglorified raids. When Sayid finally grew old enough he paid for Ulog's retirement personally and made sure he was well cared for as he cast aside the shroud of indifference and took a stand as the head of the Genghisid family.

The first one to be attacked was Novogord, who dared to attack Sayid, they were forced to pay a large amount of indemnities and cede a province. They were mostly ignored from that moment on despite the demands from the courts to subjugate them. Sayid Ahmar was more of a Sultan than a Khan and demanded that they listen to him or have their families exterminated. A minor border skirmish broke out with Moscow and it amounted to nothing, but the troops who fought on the front line were those who disagreed with the Sultan. They all made it back alive, but it became clear that they were servants to obey their master, their Sultan.

After those two minor wars Ukraine sent us a warning, the audacity of this tiny Orthodox nation in between Hungary and Lithuania, both monsters of the Christian world intrigued Sayid Ahmar, but the insult was enough to warrant a total invasion. 12,000 troops charged into Ukraine territory, crushed their small army of 4000 thousand and captured their King who was brought to the Sultan personally. The King had thought that all mongols were barbarians and the Golden Horde was the epitome of such vulgarity and savagery, however when he arrived in Sarai he found a beautiful city with flourishing trade as well as a magnificent palace. While the Palace was established by Jalal Ah-Din as a symbol that the Horde is both a Horde and a Kingdom as a means of unifying the tribes into a more feudal society, Sayid Ahmar had made it as a symbol of the pure power and wealth of the Horde and it's sultan. At the age of 19 he had the the King of Ukraine meet him in a marvelous feast and he was treated as a guest of honor. When the King finally asked why he had not been drawn out and quartered and his kingdom pillaged into nothing but smoldering ash Sayid Ahmar merely laughed and said that the Mongols were not the barbarians that he had previously thought. While pillaging and Hordish tendencies still remained, they were disciplined enough to only attack those who were worthy of attacking and if it was unnecessary to keep them, then, and only then, would they be pillaged.

Suffice it to say the King was shocked and apologized for his rash comments, Sayid Ahmar took a liking to the individual and offered to allow him to keep his faith, half his lands, and his kingdom the King eagerly agreed and went back to his lands in the Ukraine. It shocked the entire Christian world that the Mongols were perhaps more civilized than most Europeans still engaging in assassinations and vulgar brawls over petty differences. Lithuania would not stand for this and wished to avenge their earlier humiliation some time before. He called upon the Pope to call a great crusade against the Mongols and the Golden Horde. The Papacy was eager to agree and soon Lithuania was seen as the hero of Christianity, but not for long.

The blatant attack against the Sultan's authority and civility would not go unpunished. Was was immediately declared and the Nogai, Timurids, and Kashmir Chagatai's rallied to his cause. Furthermore the King of Ukraine with only one territory and the most to lose followed suit in service to his Sultan. Meanwhile the hero of Christianity only managed to bring the Swedish, Danish, and Pskov into the war. Immediately the horde gained the upper hand and the invading force razed all the bordering cities to the ground. The countryside screamed in terror as the "Civilized Horde" showed just how civilized it could be to those who insult the Horde and it's Sultan. Within two years half the lands were firmly in Sayid Ahmar's hands. The Lithuanian King begged for the invasion to be called off and sent thousands of diplomats and men of great worth to meet with Sayid, they were all respectfully turned away and allowed to return to Lithuania, just, without their heads.

Eventually all of Lithuania was conquered and just to prove a point Sayid Ahmar requested two minor territories and called off the invasion. This stunned the world who were expecting annexation of the Lithuanians but Sayid knew that this would only provoke more actions and hurt the image of the Horde. From here he decided against doing much of anything other than content himself to his lands. When another skirmish broke out between the Timurids, Nogai, and Kazakhs without Sayid Ahmar's permission this time Sayid would not stand for it. Sayid invaded the Kazakh Horde which had remained intact despite numerous wars with the Horde and the Timurids. This time, however, they would escape with just a few provinces lost, but the message was clear. There were to be no wars with the Kazakh's without the Sultan's permission. The Chagatai, Timurid, and Nogai forces called off their invasions of the Kazakh for the remainder of Sayid's reign.

The Mangalai were the last remnants of the Yuan Dynasty, the successor to the Mongol Empire. Even so, Genghisid blood did not rule the country and they had engaged in wars with the Horde numerous times, but were saved through the grace of distance alone. The defeat of the Kazakh's served as another message to the Mangalai: No one is too far for the Sultan to not personally lead an army to destroy them. The Mangalai Sultan would die without an heir and would look to Sayid Ahmar and the Genghisid as a way to keep his kingdom intact, they would still be the true Mongols and would still be run by the True Mongolians, and eventually the Sultanate would become Mongolian, so accepting a Genghisid heir was not far from being unacceptable. Abd ar-Rashid II, Sayid Ahmar's younger brother would be placed on the throne of the Mangalai.

With more success under his belt than any other Sultan, or Great Khan since... well... nobody for a few hundred years, Sayid Ahmar would have a much more minor accomplishment, three successful colonizing efforts in the furthering the Horde's reach into Siberia. This would be of secondary concern to the world, but to Sayid the thought of the Golden Horde reaching from Sarai all the way to the Pacific Ocean, commanding a vast population of many millions of people, would be a truly wonderful thing. Too bad he would die in his thirties, if he had lived to be sixty, as some of the European rulers do, then he could well have united the Horde's and invaded the heart of Europe. Instead such a task would be left to his son, Sayid Ahmar II.

Muhammad II Genghisid, Khan of the Jalayirids, self proclaimed Shiite, violator of the bloodline.
Born July 31 1447
Reigned September 11 1470
Died August 1 1492
Diplomacy 6
Admin 9
Military 7



Muhammad was born to Ahmad of the Jalayirids, and was around for much of his reign and witnessed everything Ahmad had. When Ahmad died he was certain that he would become a great man, but cautioned him against being too arrogant.

Early in life Muhammad befriended Bay Sunqur and became as close as brothers. Ahmad commented that he thought of Bay Sunqur as a son. When Bay Sunqur wanted to leave to Durrani, Muhammad wished to go with him, but Bay Sunqur warned him that if he were to go, and die, then there would be no one to succeed his father. The argument was wise enough to keep him at home despite being several years older than Sunqur.

After Bay Sunqur's death Muhammad was reportedly very upset, regularly fighting his tutors and was rebellious. As the years went on Muhammad would choose to side with 'Abd ar-Rashid despute his actions against Bay Sunqur along with his father. After 'Abd's death Muhammad lost all faith in the Horde. When Sayid Ahmar came to the throne Muhammad allowed himself to be taken in with his great conquests, but when he died he realized there was nothing left for him to follow, with that in mind he declared himself Great Khan of the Jalayirids and funded Iraqi rebellions all around his small Khanate and soon the Iraqi nation was formed. Now Muhammad had hoped they would reunite with the Jalayirids, but these Iraqi's had no wish to join with him and openly rebelled in defiance. Frustrated he canceled his support.

While the Iraqi rebels were ravaging the Mameluks, Shiite zealots invaded Muhammad's small Khanate, Muhammad took a liking to them and their teachings and quickly sided with them bringing them into the fold. They were ethnically Persian, but so too was half of the Jalayirid Khanate. His shift to Shiitism broke him further away from the Golden Horde as he aligned himself to the Oman and Qara Koyunlu. When Sayid Ahman II was involved with the defense of the Timurids against the far more powerful Empire of Delhi, which commanded an army three times the size of that of the Horde, the Jalayirids saw an opportunity and declared war against the Timurids bringing Qara Koyunlu and Oman into the fight. Now none of these forces could reach the Timurid Empire, but it was meant as a symbol stating that Muhammad was subservient to no man, not even the Great Khan of the Golden Horde.

As Muhammad finally began to grow ill, 45 years into his long life, he chose his eldest son, Ahmad II to succeed him and cautioned him against serving the Golden Horde and told him to remain resolute and increase the Jalayirid holdings. Only time would tell if this rebellious line would stand alone against the world with just two provinces.

Babur III Genghisid, son of Temor Genghisid, Khan of the Timurid Empire
Born July 10 1459
Reign November 12 1464
Died October 31 1487
Diplomacy 7
Admin 5
Military 5



Babur inherited the throne at the age of five from his father. He would rule for 23 years, Babur, in this time, would engage in numerous wars with the surrounding nations. Babur would be an extremely uninteresting Khan and would be the first Khan to attempt to solidify his own independence in the eyes of his enemies.

Babur would make an alliance with the newly formed Nogai branch of the Genghisid family. When the Kazakh's attacked Kashmir to the East, Babur lead an invading force against them. The war would be brief as Babur conquered most of the Kazakh lands but withdrew requesting only 100 ducats. The attacks had been nothing more than an over glorified raid. There was another attack from the Kazakh's a few years later and the attacks remained around the border territories with Babur scoring a minor victory against his northern neighbor. The Nogai also organized a separate peace for some extra ducats.

News reached Babur that his cousin and leader of the Horde, Sayid Ahmar that an invasion of the nation of Novogord was under way, Babur sent several thousand troops to reinforce Sayid. They assisted in the siege of Zavolochy, which would later be ceded to Sayid Ahmad. When Sayid Ahmar declared war on Ukraine Babur would send a few thousand troops to the Ukraine to help in the conquest, but they found themselves unneeded accessories before they even entered the Golden Horde's lands.

Babur found himself sidelined by Sayid Ahmar's own success. When Lithuania became the next target Babur personally lead an army of 8000 mixed order of cavalry and infantry into Lithuanian lands, even so his Horde and would find themselves. Facing defeat at the hands of the Lithuanians. Babur himself would find himself at the end of an enemy's sword when Babur needed to flee from Lithuania on horde back alone. Babur returned humiliated and Sayid Ahmar made an extraordinary gesture to the Lithuanians further increasing his own prestige. Babur was left without the fame he pursued.

Shortly after the conflict Babur looked towards the Kazakhs as a way of gaining prestige and provoked an incident with the Kazakh horde. A short skirmish ensued Babur won some ducats against his weaker northern neighbor. Later, however, Sayid Ahmar invaded the Kazakh's and was the first man in over a hundred years to take land from the Kazakhs. Sayid Ahmar would die shortly after his conquest, but Babur would not live to rise to greatness having died shortly after Sayid. He would leave the success of the Timurid Empire in the hands of his son Babur IV.