Ilbasan

Ilbasan
Khan of the Golden Horde
Eastern Half (White Horde)
Reign1320/1321 – 1344/1345
PredecessorSasibuqa
SuccessorMubarak Khwaja
Died1344/1345
DynastyBorjigin
ReligionIslam

Ilbasan or Erzen (Turki/Kypchak: ایرزن) was Khan of the White Horde from 1320/1321 to 1344/1345.[1]

Reign

During his reign, an increase in the cities, trade, and craft occurred in the Horde. After determining the boundaries of his Horde, Ilbasan appointed his deputies. Islam was used as an instrument to strengthen authority.

He died in 1344/1345.[2]

Genealogy

See also

References

  1. ^ Baumer, Christoph (18 April 2018). History of Central Asia, The: 4-volume set. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 270. ISBN 978-1-83860-868-2.
  2. ^ H. H. Howorth. History of the Mongols, part II, div. 1, p. 221.