Abu'l-Khayr Khan

Abu'l-Khayr Khan (Turki/Kypchak and Persian: ابو الخیر خان‎; Uzbek: Abulxayrxon; 1412–1468), also known as Bulgar Khan, was Khan of the Uzbek Khanate which united the nomadic Central Asian tribes.

This article is about the 15th-century Uzbek leader. For the 18th-century Kazakh leader, see Abul Khair Khan.

Abu'l-Khayr
ابو الخیر‎
Khan
Painting of Abu'l Khayr Khan, 1460s
Khan of the Uzbek Khanate
Reign1428‒1468
Coronation1428
SuccessorSheikh Haidar
Khan of the Sibir Khanate
Reign1428‒1468
Coronation1428
PredecessorMuhammad Khan
SuccessorIbak Khan
Born1412
White Horde
Died1468 (aged 55–56)
Uzbek Khanate
SpouseRabiya Sultan-Begim
IssueMuhammad Shaybani (grandson)
Kuchkunji Khan (son)
Suyunchkhodja Khan (son)
HouseBorjigin
DynastyShaybanid
ReligionIslam

He created one of the largest and most powerful Turkic states during the period of the 15th century. The Uzbek Khanate weakened in the decades following his death in 1468. He was succeeded by his son Sheikh Khaidar.

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