Jalal ad-Din khan

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Jalal ad-Din (Tatar: Cäläletdin, Polish: Dzielal Ed Dyn) (1380–1412) was the khan of the Golden Horde in 1411-1412.

In 1410 he took part in the battle of Grunwald/Tannenberg under the Lithuanian Grand Prince Vytautas the Great against the Teutonic Knights.

In the following year, with Lithuanian support, he overthrew Temur Khan of the Golden Horde, and occupied the throne of Saray al-Jadid. After 1411 he coined his own money.

He is also famous for his written history of the Mongol Empire.

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Preceded by
Temur		 khan of Golden Horde
1411 – 1412		 Succeeded by
Karim Berdi