Timur took part in campaigns in Transoxania with Chagatai, a descendant of Genghis Khan. |
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Nevertheless, contrary to popular belief, Urdu did not borrow from the Turkish language, but from Chagatai. |
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There are also a smaller number of borrowings from Chagatai, and Portuguese. |
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When Baraq died the next year, Kaidu took control of the Chagatai Khanate and recovered his alliance with Mentemu. |
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Along with the dissolution of the Ilkhanate in Persia, Mongol rulers in China and the Chagatai Khanate were also in turmoil. |
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Urdu words originating from Chagatai and Arabic were borrowed through Persian and hence are Persianized versions of the original words. |
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Within a few months of these deaths, Alghu Khan of the Chagatai Khanate also died. |
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In late 1300, Ghazan's forces had dealt with the distraction of the Chagatai invasion on their northern border, and once again turned their attention to Syria. |
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Berke sought to take advantage and invade Hulagu's realm, but he died along the way, and a few months later Alghu Khan of the Chagatai Khanate died as well. |
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The Yuan and Ilkhanid armies eventually attacked the Chagatai Khanate. |
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