Person

Berdibeg

d. 1359 · 14th century · Also known as Berdi Beg

Berdibeg was khan of the Golden Horde from 1357 to 1359. He seized the throne after the death of his father Jani Beg, whom he is said to have murdered, and killed many of his brothers to secure his position. His own murder in 1359 ended the line of Batu and opened two decades of civil war known as the Great Troubles.

Berdibeg
Image: Anonymous Russian manuscript illuminators, 1560-1570s Facial Chronicle (Illustrated Chronicle of Ivan the Terrible) (... · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Mentioned in 1 profile

Golden HordeDecline

See also

Cite this entry
APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Berdibeg. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/berdibeg
MLA
“Berdibeg.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/berdibeg. Accessed .
Chicago
The Epoch Institute. “Berdibeg.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/berdibeg.
Harvard
The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Berdibeg’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/berdibeg (Accessed: ).

Last reviewed October 2026Random entry ↻