| Ilyas Khoja | |
|---|---|
| Khan of Moghulistan | |
| Reign | 1363–1368 |
| Predecessor | Tughlugh Timur |
| Successor | Qamar-ud-din Khan Dughlat |
| Born | unknown |
| Died | 1368 |
Ilyas Khoja (Chagatai andPersian: الیاس خواجه; died 1368) was Khan inTransoxiana (1363) and Khan ofMoghulistan from 1363 to 1368. He was the son ofTughlugh Timur.
In 1363, Tughlugh Timur, who had recently taken control of Transoxiana and had executed many of its local leaders, appointed Ilyas Khoja as its ruler.[1] The ruthlessness with which the Moghuls ruled the region caused many to oppose them, includingAmir Husayn [ru] of theQara'unas and AmirTimur of theBarlas. Together they faced an army of Moghuls and local tribes loyal to Ilyas Khoja, and defeated them at thebattle of Stone Bridge [ru]. Shortly afterwards, Tughlugh Timur died and Ilyas Khoja left for Moghulistan to take power.
In 1365, Ilyas Khoja returned to Transoxiana. In May, he defeated Amir Husayn and Timur at thebattle of Tashkent, but when he arrived before the gates ofSamarkand its inhabitants refused to let him enter, and the subsequent siege was disastrous. A plague among the horses deprived the Moghuls of their power, and they were forced to leave Transoxiana again.[2]
In 1368, Ilyas Khoja died. The Dughlat amirQamar ud-Din then usurped the khanship; he was probably responsible for Ilyas Khoja's death.[3] Much of the khan's family was murdered, but his brotherKhizr Khoja, who would eventually regain Moghulistan for the line ofChagatai Khan, was safely hidden.
| Preceded by | Moghul Khan 1363–1368 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Khan in Transoxiana 1363 | Succeeded by |
