Ghiyas-ud-din Baraq

Ghiyas-ud-din Baraq
Portrait of Ghiyas-ud-din Baraq, who usurps the throne of Mubarak Shah (who was converted to Islam), and is recognized as the ruler of the Chaghatay tribe in 664 H. (1266 CE). Jami al-Tawarikh, late 14th century (Asiatic Society, D.31)
Khan of The Chagatai Khanate
Reign1266 – 9 August 1271
PredecessorMubarak Shah
SuccessorNegübei
BornChagatai Khanate
Died9 August 1271
Chagatai Khanate
IssueDuwa
HouseBorjigin
FatherYesünto'a

Baraq (Chagatai and Persian: غیاث الدین براق) was Khan of the Chagatai Khanate (1266–9 August 1271). He was a son of Yesünto'a and a great-grandson of Chagatai Khan. A convert to Islam, he took the name Ghiyas-ud-din.

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