'Ali-Sultan
Khan of the Chagatai Khanate
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'Ali Khalil (Chagatai and Persian: علی خلیل), also known as Ali-Sultan (Chagatai and Persian: علی سلطان), was the khan (r.1339-1342)[1] of the Chagatai Khanate. He was a descendant of Qadan, son of the second Great Khan Ögedei.
| Ali Sultan | |
|---|---|
_Ali_Sultan.jpg) Ali Sultan, as depicted by Ambrogio Lorenzetti in The Martyrdom of the Franciscans in 1342 | |
| Khan of Chagatai Khanate | |
| Reign | 1339-1342 |
| Predecessor | Yesun Temur |
| Successor | Muhammad I ibn Pulad |
| Died | 1342 |
'Ali attacked the ordo (palace) of Yesun Temur and usurped the throne. He was the first and last one who had restored the Ögedeid authority over the Chagatai Khanate since the reigns of Kaidu and his son Chapar. During his reign, Islam fully absorbed the Chagatai Mongols and 'Ali persecuted followers of other religions. He is the one who ordered the killing of six Franciscan friars at Almalik in 1339, as depicted in The Martyrdom of the Franciscans, by Ambrogio Lorenzetti.[2]
Mongol tumen commander.
Martyrdom of five Franciscan friars
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