Manghud

House of Manghud
Emir Alim Khan the last ruler and the last head of Manghud Dynasty
Parent familyKiyat Borjigin
Country
Current region
  • Asia
  • Europe
Foundedaround early-11th centuries
FounderPrince Mangqutai
(an original Manghud founder)
Nogai Khan
(later merged with the lineage of Nogai Khan, forming the Manqit dynasty and drawing legitimacy from Golden Ulus traditions and Borjigin imperial descent)
Muhammad Rahim
(founded the Uzbek Manghit dynasty and became the Atalyk of Bukhara after the death of Abu al-Fayz Khan in 1747)
Final rulerAlim Khan
Final headAlim Khan
Titles
TraditionsTengrism
later Sunni Islam
Dissolution30 August 1920
Deposition28 April 1944
Cadet branchesNogai dynasty
Manghit dynasty (Uzbeks)

The Manghud, or Manghit (Mongolian: Мангуд, romanizedMangud; Chagatay: منقت, romanized: Manqït; Uzbek: Mangʻit) were a Mongol tribe of the Urud-Manghud federation and mainly a sub-clan of Kiyat Borjigin, but later remixed with Golden Ultai, Genghis Khan Imperial Borjigin Descent like Nogai Khan, The Manghuds (also spelled Mangkits or Mangits) who moved to the Desht-i Qipchaq steppe became Turkified. They established the Nogai Horde in the 14th century and the Manghit dynasty to rule the Emirate of Bukhara in 1785. They took the Islamic title of Emir instead of the title of Khan, since they were not descendants of Genghis Khan and rather based their legitimacy as rulers on Islam. However, Persian historian Rashid-al-Din Hamadani who chronicled the Mongols, claimed that many old Mongolian clans (such as Barlas, Urad, Manghud, Taichiut, Chonos, Kiyat) were founded by Borjigin members. The clan name was used for Mongol vanguards as well. Members of the clan live in several regions of Central Asia and Mongolia.