Urus Khan and ethnopolitical history of White Horde

Abstract

Тhe article considers the life and work of Urus Khan in close connection with the history of Ak Orda, including the political history of White Horde in the XIV-XV centuries. Based on medieval sources and research, through the personality of Urus Khan, the struggle of the Khans independent of the Golden Horde for strengthening their power in East Desht-i-Kypchak, the intervention of White Horde khans in the internal struggle of the decaying Golden Horde, as well as resistance against raids by the Central Asian ruler Emir Timur. The author analyzes the strengthening of the power of tribal leaders and their influence on the political life of White Horde during the period of political instability, which began in the second half of the XIV century in the Golden Horde. On the basis of medieval sources, the way of strengthening the power of Urus Khan was analyzed, and the suppression of attempts to seize power by the descendants of Jochi, and the separatist sentiments of the tribal leaders supporting them.