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. He was a great-great-grandson of Chagatai Khan

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. Not much is known about him other than the fact that he waged ''

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'' against the

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inhabitants of

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. According to ''Shajrat ul Atrak'', he tried to halt the political dissolution within his ulus. Muhammad was apparently

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judging by his name.

References

*THE SHAJRAT UL ATRAK,OR GENEALOGICAL TREE OF THE TURKS AND TATARS; TRANSLATED AND ABRIDGED translated by Col. Miles. *Ц.Энхчимэг - "Монголын цагаадайн улс" 2006 он Chagatai khans Mongol Empire Muslims 14th-century monarchs in Asia Year of death unknown Year of birth unknown {{CAsia-hist-stub