Duwa
| Duwa | |
|---|---|
| Khan of the Chagatai Khanate | |
| Reign | 1282-1307 |
| Predecessor | Buqa Temür |
| Successor | Könchek |
| Issue |
Esen Buqa I Kebek Kundjuk Yasavur Eljigidey Duwa Temür Tarmashirin others |
| House | Borjigin |
| Father | Baraq |
Duwa (died 1307), also known as Du'a, was khan of the Chagatai Khanate (1282–1307). He was the second son of Baraq. He was the longest reigning monarch of the Chagatayid Khanate and accepted the nominal of the Yuan dynasty as Great Khan before his death. Under his rule, the Chagatai Khanate reached its peak.
In 1282 Kaidu appointed Duwa as head of the Chagatai Khanate, in an effort to gain peace between himself and the sons of Baraq, who had ravaged Central Asia for much of the past ten years. This promotion ensured the loyalty of the Chaghataids from that point to Kaidu's death. Several years earlier, in 1275, Duwa destroyed a force in Uyghuria loyal to Kublai Khan, led by the Chaghataid Ajiki and Kublai's son Ayachi. He then laid siege to Kara Khoja (present Idikut shahri near Turpan) for six months with his brother Buzma by 120,000 troops. They demanded the Uyghur commander Idikut Khochhar to surrender, having said to him: We have just overcome the resistance of 300,000 troops, how you with only one city can to withstand us? Khochhar replied to them: I will follow my fate and destiny, this city is a place, where I was born and raised, its population has become my own family, if now I have to die, well, then let this city to have become my own grave. Nevertheless, the Mongol princes had failed to take the city by assaults during six months and finally Idikut Khochhar managed to have the siege lifted only by giving Duwa his daughter in marriage, and probably financial compensation as well. Soon afterwards, Idikut Khochhar died in the occasional combat with Kaidu forces near the border of Yuan China. Duwa also may have given assistance to an unsuccessful revolt of Brigung sect against Kublai's authority in Tibet. The following year, Kaidu and Duwa launched an expedition against Beshbalik, defeated the Yuan forces there and captured the city. Entire uyghur population of Beshbalik was evacuated to Kara-Khoja by Idikut Khochhar, all uyghur cities in Dzungaria were abandoned by its population and turned into rubble within a few years as a result of these Mongol attacks. In 1278 Duwa was reported to have led a raid into Yuan territory.
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