# Pulad > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Pulad > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Pulad.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulad > Source revision: 1357183659 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Khan of the Golden Horde from 1407 to 1410 Pūlād Flight of Shādī Beg and enthronement of Pūlād, miniature from the Illustrated Chronicle of Ivan the Terrible, 16th century Khan of the Golden Horde Reign 1407–1410 Predecessor Shādī Beg Successor Tīmūr Died 1411? House Borjigin Father Tīmūr Qutluq Religion Islam **Pūlād** ([Persian](/source/Persian_language): پولاد; [Turki](/source/Chagatai_language)/[Kypchak](/source/Cuman_language): بولاد; *Bulat Saltan* in Russian chronicles) was [Khan](/source/Khan_(title)) of the [Golden Horde](/source/Golden_Horde) from 1407 to 1410,[1] in the waning days of the khanate. He ruled as the protégé of the [beglerbeg](/source/Beylerbey) [Edigu](/source/Edigu). ## Ancestry According to the *Muʿizz al-ansāb* and the *Tawārīḫ-i guzīdah-i nuṣrat-nāmah*, Pūlād was a son of [Tīmūr Qutluq](/source/Tem%C3%BCr_Qutlugh) Khan, and thus a younger cousin of his immediate predecessor [Shādī Beg](/source/Shadi_Beg).[2] An erroneous tradition, shared by [Khwandamir](/source/Khvandamir), that Pūlād was the son of Shādī Beg, has been widespread in historiography.[3] ## Reign When Shādī Beg's plot against Edigu was discovered and Shādī Beg fled in late 1407, Edigu raised Pūlād, the son of the former khan Tīmūr Qutluq on the throne. Although Pūlād had an older brother, Tīmūr, the latter was reputed to be obstinate, and Edigu accordingly preferred to make Pūlād his new khan. Edigu's open conflict with his previous khan, Shādī Beg, may have undermined his reputation and authority, and this may have contributed to his decision to seek out a new war in the hope of glory and plunder. His chosen target was the Russian grand prince [Vasilij I Dmitrievič of Moscow](/source/Vasily_I_of_Moscow), who had failed to send regular tribute to the khan's court, or to appear in person for his investiture, and who had sheltered some of the sons of the former khan [Tokhtamysh](/source/Tokhtamysh), Edigu's enemy. Elsewhere, Pūlād Khan's involvement in Russian affairs tended to be based on diplomacy, investing Ivan Mihajlovič with [Tver'](/source/Tver) and Ivan Vladimirovič of [Pronsk](/source/Pronsk%2C_Pronsky_District%2C_Ryazan_Oblast) with [Rjazan'](/source/Ryazan) in 1407. But Vasilij of Moscow was going to be faced with a full-scale invasion. In November 1408, Edigu advanced on [Moscow](/source/Moscow), taking the towns of [Kolomna](/source/Kolomna), [Perejaslavl'](/source/Pereyaslavl-Zalessky), [Rostov](/source/Rostov%2C_Yaroslavl_Oblast), [Dmitrov](/source/Dmitrov), [Serpuhov](/source/Serpukhov), [Nižnij Novgorod](/source/Nizhny_Novgorod), and [Gorodec](/source/Gorodets%2C_Nizhny_Novgorod_Oblast) with relative ease. After this, Edigu's forces united before Moscow to commence the siege of the city. However, while this was going on, Pūlād Khan was faced with a crisis at the capital, [Sarai](/source/Sarai_(city)): Vasilij of Moscow had encouraged [Karīm Berdi](/source/Karim_Berdi), a son of Tokhtamysh, to seize the throne of the Golden Horde. Karīm Berdi was able to seize Sarai virtually unopposed, forcing Pūlād Khan to flee and seek Edigu's assistance in early 1409.[4] Edigu abandoned the siege of Moscow, saving face with a ransom of 3,000 [rubles](/source/Russian_ruble), and hurried off to Sarai. He was able to chase out Karīm Bedi and to return his khan, Pūlād, to the capital. Although much of [Muscovy](/source/Grand_Principality_of_Moscow) had been devastated, both the Golden Horde's ability to control it and Edigu's own prestige had suffered a setback. Perhaps anticipating a reaction, Edigu resigned from the position of beglerbeg, which was given to his younger brother ʿIsā; in effect, this allowed Edigu to continue to exercise political influence. An embassy to the [Timurid](/source/Timurid_Empire) [Shāh Rukh](/source/Shah_Rukh), sent in the name of Pūlād Khan in 1409, returned laden with gifts, and included an agreement for Edigu's daughter to marry Shāh Rukh's son [Muḥammad-Jūkī](/source/Muhammad_Juki).[5] In 1410, Pūlād Khan and Edige campaigned against the Venetians of [Tana](/source/Azov), causing much destruction and capturing the Venetian consul; Genoese [Kaffa](/source/Feodosia) avoided the same fate by paying a hefty ransom.[6] In late 1410 or early 1411, Pūlād ceased to reign. According to one account, he was dethroned and replaced by his own older brother Tīmūr, who also caused Edigu to flee for safety in [Khwarazm](/source/Khwarazm).[7] According to another account, Tokhtamysh's son [Jalāl ad-Dīn](/source/Jalal_al-Din_Khan_ibn_Tokhtamysh) killed Pūlād during an invasion in 1411, but failed to dislodge Edigu, who made Pūlād's brother Tīmūr khan instead, before quarreling with him.[8] Pūlād did not leave recorded offspring. ## Genealogy - [Genghis Khan](/source/Genghis_Khan) - [Jochi](/source/Jochi) - [Tuqa-Timur](/source/Tuqa-Timur) - Kay Timur - Abay - Numqan - Qutluq Tīmūr - Tīmūr Beg - [Tīmūr Qutluq](/source/Tem%C3%BCr_Qutlugh) - **Pūlād** ## See also - [List of khans of the Golden Horde](/source/List_of_khans_of_the_Golden_Horde) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Morby, John (18 September 2014). "Qipchaq Khanate". [*Dynasties of the World*](https://www.oxfordreference.com/display/10.1093/acref/9780191780073.001.0001/acref-9780191780073-e-191). Oxford University Press. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-19-178007-3](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-19-178007-3). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Tizengauzen 2006: 436-437; Vohidov 2006: 46; mentioning several different identifications of the relationship to Shādī Beg (nephew, son, brother), Howorth 1880: 265-266 erroneously makes Pūlād the brother of Shādī Beg; for the correct lineage, see e.g., Gaev 2002: 54; Sabitov 2008: 286; Počekaev 2010: 190. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Thackston 1994: 44. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Howorth 1880: 266-267; Počekaev 2010: 190-191; Reva 2016: 707-710. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Počekaev 2010: 191-192. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Reva 2016: 710. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Howorth 1880: 269; Počekaev 2010: 192. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** Pilipčuk and Sabitov 2016: 111, 116-117; Reva 2016: 710 simply states that Pūlād died in the winter of 1410/1411. ## Bibliography - Gaev, A. G., "Genealogija i hronologija Džučidov," *Numizmatičeskij sbornik* 3 (2002) 9-55. - Howorth, H. H., *History of the Mongols from the 9th to the 19th Century.* Part II.1. London, 1880. - Pilipčuk, J. V., and Ž. M. Sabitov, "Bor'ba Toktamyševičej za vlast' v 10–20-h gg. XV v.," *Iz istorii i kult'ury narodov Srednego Povolž'ja* 6 (2016) 110-125. - Počekaev, R. J., *Cari ordynskie: Biografii hanov i pravitelej Zolotoj Ordy*. Saint Petersburg, 2010. - Reva, R., "Borba za vlast' v pervoj polovine XV v.," in *Zolotaja Orda v mirovoj istorii*, Kazan', 2016: 704-729. - Sabitov, Ž. M., *Genealogija "Tore"*, Astana, 2008. - Thackston, W. M. (trans.), *Khwandamir, Habibu's-siyar. Tome Three.* Cambridge, MA, 1994. - Tizengauzen, V. G. (trans.), *Sbornik materialov otnosjaščihsja k istorii Zolotoj Ordy. Izvlečenija iz persidskih sočinenii*, republished as *Istorija Kazahstana v persidskih istočnikah.* 4. Almaty, 2006. 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