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Muhammad Toghan Khan

Toghan Khan

Born
Unknown
Died
1026 AD
Reigned
1024–1026 AD
Khanate
Karakhanid Khaganate

Overview

Muhammad, son of Harun Bughra Khan, became supreme khan around 1024–25, the first of the Hasanid line to do so. His reign was short and is known mostly from coins.

Rise to Power

He succeeded Mansur as the senior khan. His brothers Yusuf Qadir Khan and Ali Tegin ruled Kashgar and Transoxiana.

Rule and Achievements

  • Held the senior title Toghan Khan
  • Ruled while his brothers Yusuf and Ali Tegin fought each other, Yusuf in alliance with Mahmud of Ghazni

Legacy

He died in 1026, and his brother Yusuf Qadir Khan took the senior title.

Muhammad Toghan Khan | QAGHAN