Eljigidey

Eljigidey was khan of the Chagatai Khanate, a division of the Mongol Empire in 1326-1329. He was the son of Duwa. After the death of his brother Kebek, Eljigidey took control of the Chagatai Khanate. He envolved the succession struggle of Yuan court from 1327 to 1328. His friend Kusala enthroned as Yuan Khaan in 1328, but died suspiciously soon after that. The new Yuan emperor, Tugh Temür sent Naimantai, a descendant of Muqali, to him in order to mollify his anger. [The Cambridge History of China, p.550] After only a short period of time, however, Eljigidey was overthrown by another brother, Duwa Temür.

References

*"The Chaghadaids and Islam: the conversion of Tarmashirin Khan (1331-34)". "The Journal of the American Oriental Society", October 1, 2002. Biran

*"The Cambridge History of China" By Denis Twitchett, Herbert Franke, John K. Fairbank