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- proper noun An
extinct Turkic language spoken inCentral Asia until the twentieth century.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a Turkic literary language of medieval central Asia (named for one of the sons of Genghis Khan)
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Examples
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Two of Genghiss sons, Jochi and Chagatai, are steeped in enmity.
Genghis: Bones of the Hills by Conn Iggulden: Book summary 2010
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Follow Friday would be his sons: @Ogedei @Chagatai @0Tolui @Jochi #followfriday – mAi bOiZ rAwK!
Random Crazy Thoughts on Twitter and the Mongol Hordes. | Mind on Fire 2009
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Thus, at least up until then, Buddhist monks still passed back and forth through Afghanistan and thus might still have been welcomed at the Chagatai court.
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Thus, at least up until then, Buddhist monks still passed back and forth through Afghanistan and thus might still have been welcomed at the Chagatai court.
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But Marco's curiosity was inherited; and no Venetian was ever averse to seeing strange lands and seeking out new opportunities for trade; so the Polos decided to go on and visit the Khan of central Asia or Chagatai, and perhaps make their way back to Constantinople by some unfrequented route.
Medieval People Eileen Edna Power 1914
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About 1321, under Kabak, the realm of the Chagatai was divided into two parts; Mávará-un-Nahr, or Transoxiana, and Moghulistan, or Jatah.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 10: Mass Music-Newman 1840-1916 1913
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Caspian seas, the valleys of the Don and the Vulga, and northward beyond the Ural River; Chagatai had the kingdom of Mávará-un-Nahr, or
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 10: Mass Music-Newman 1840-1916 1913
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Islamic societies. claimed a relationship to Chagatai.
Discover Blogs 2010
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After Chinggis’ death in 1227 and the division of his empire among his heirs, his son Chagatai inherited the rule of Sogdia and Afghanistan and established the Chagatai Khaganate.
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After Chinggis’ death in 1227 and the division of his empire among his heirs, his son Chagatai inherited the rule of Sogdia and Afghanistan and established the Chagatai Khaganate.
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