Sayid Ahmad I

Sayid Ahmad I was a khan of the Golden Horde from 1427 or 1433[1] until his death in 1435. Unlike the last five of six khans, Ahmad was not a descendant of Tokhtamysh but Timur-Malik, a cousin of Tokhtamysh.

Breakup of the Horde

While he died before the Horde dissolved, historians believe that Sayid Ahmad was responsible for creating the conditions in the khanate which allowed it to happen.[2]

References

  1. ^ , Bosworth, Clifford Edmund, The New Islamic Dynasties: A Chronological and Genealogical Manual, p. 253. Edinburgh University Press, 2004.
  2. ^ Paine, Sheila: The Golden Horde: From the Himalaya to the Mediterranean, p. 80, Penguin Books, 1998.
Sayid Ahmad I
Regnal titles
Preceded by
Olugh Mokhammad
Khan of the Golden Horde
1427–1435
Succeeded by
Küchük Muhammad