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Janibek Khan

15th century · 15th century · Also known as Zhanibek Khan

Janibek Khan was a descendant of Urus Khan of the White Horde who, with Kerei Khan, founded the Kazakh Khanate. Around 1458–1465 the two sultans broke away from Abu'l-Khayr Khan's Uzbek confederation with their followers and settled in the Chu valley in Moghulistan. After Abu'l-Khayr's death they drew many of his subjects to them, and Janibek's descendants ruled the Kazakh khanate thereafter.

Janibek Khan
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Janibek Khan. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/janibek-khan
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