Ruler Profile · Mongolian Khaganates

Adil-Sultan

Khan (nominal)

Born
Unknown
Died
c. 1370
Reigned
1360s
Khanate
Chagatai Khanate

Overview

Adil-Sultan was one of the khans whom the amirs Husayn and Timur set up after they drove out the Moghuls in the 1360s. The record of his reign is thin, and the sources give different dates.

Rise to Power

One list places his elevation in 1363, after the death of Tughlugh Timur; another dates his reign to 1366–1370.

Rule and Achievements

  • Reigned in name, probably as the khan of Amir Husayn

Legacy

He probably died around 1370, when Timur defeated and killed Amir Husayn.

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