Nawruz Ahmad (Baraq Khan)
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Reign1552 – 1556
PredecessorAbdul-Latif ibn Kuchkunchi Muhammad (1540–1552)
SuccessorPir Muhammad I ibn Jani Beg
BornCentral Asia
| Nawruz Ahmad Baraq Khan | |
|---|---|
,_who_reigned_from_1551_to_1556._Louvre_MAO_150_(former_Vignier_Collection).jpg) Nawruz Ahmad (Baraq Khan) (1552–1556).[1] | |
| Khan of the Uzbek Khanate | |
| Reign | 1552 – 1556 |
| Predecessor | Abdul-Latif ibn Kuchkunchi Muhammad (1540–1552) |
| Successor | Pir Muhammad I ibn Jani Beg |
| Born | Central Asia |
| Died | 1556 |
| House | Borjigin |
| Dynasty | Shaybanids |
| Father | Suyūnkhuja Khān |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
Nawruz Ahmad (Baraq Khan)[a] (ruled 1552-1556) was Khan of Tashkent, and a ruler of the Khanate of Bukhara, belonging to the Shaybanid dynasty. He was a son of Suyūnkhuja Khān.[2]
In 1552, Barak Khān attacked the Jani-Begid territory between Samarqand and Bukhara, and forced them to abandon their dominion. After the death of 'Abd al-Latif, the Khanate of Bukhara then passed into the hands of Barak Khān, and he moved his capital from Tashkent to Samarkand.[3]
He also fought against the Chaghatay Khanate in the east.[5]