Sayid Ahmad I (Turki/Kypchak and Persian: سید احمد خان) was Khan of the Golden Horde from 1427 or 1433[1] until 1455. Unlike the last five of six khans, Ahmad was a younger son of Tokhtamysh.
| Sayid Ahmad I | |
|---|---|
| Khan of the Golden Horde | |
| Reign | 1427 – 1455 |
| Predecessor | Ulugh Muhammad |
| Successor | Küchük Muhammad |
| Died | 1455 |
| Dynasty | Borjigin |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
Breakup of the Horde
editWhile he died before the Horde dissolved, historians believe that Sayid Ahmad was responsible for creating the conditions in the khanate which allowed it to happen.[2]
Genealogy
edit- Genghis Khan
- Jochi
- Orda Khan
- Sartaqtay
- Köchü
- Bayan
- Sasibuqa
- Ilbasan
- Chimtay
- Tuli Kwadja
- Tokhtamysh
- Sayid Ahmad
References
edit- ^ Bosworth, Clifford Edmund, The New Islamic Dynasties: A Chronological and Genealogical Manual, p. 253. Edinburgh University Press, 2004.
- ^ Paine, Sheila: The Golden Horde: From the Himalaya to the Mediterranean, p. 80, Penguin Books, 1998.
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