Mikhail of Tver before Uzbeg Khan, by Vasili Vereshchagin.

Sultan Mohammed Öz-Beg, better known as Uzbeg (1282–1341, reign 1312–1341), was the longest-reigning khan of the Golden Horde, under whose rule the state reached its zenith. He was succeeded by his son Jani Beg. Image File history File linksMetadata Mikhailtver. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Mikhailtver. ... Mikhail Yaroslavich (Михаил Ярославич in Russian) (1271 - November 22, 1318), Prince of Tver (since 1285) and Grand Prince of Vladimir (1305-1317). ... Vasili Vasilyevich Vereshchagin (1842 - 1904) was a Russian battle painter. ... For broader historical context, see 1280s and 13th century. ... Events The Queens College, a constituent college of the University of Oxford, is founded. ... Events June 15 : Battle near Rozgoni Battle near Thebes Siege of Rostock begins Births November 13 - King Edward III of England Deaths June 19 - Piers Gaveston, favourite of Edward II of England September 7 - King Ferdinand IV of Castile Categories: 1312 ... Events The Queens College, a constituent college of the University of Oxford, is founded. ... Khan (sometimes spelled as Xan, Han, Ke-Han) is a title. ... The four successor Khanates of the Mongol Empire: Empire of the Great Khan (Yuan Dynasty), Golden Horde, Il-Khanate and Chagatai Khanate The Golden Horde (Mongolian: Altan Ordyn Uls; Turkish: ; Tatar: ; Russian: ) was a Mongol[1][2][3][4] — later Turkicized[3] — khanate established in parts of present-day Russia... Jani Beg (? — 1357) was a khan of the Golden Horde in 1342-1357, succeeding his father Uzbeg Khan. ...

Öz-Beg assumed the throne upon the death of his uncle Toqta in January 1313. His adoption of Islam as a state religion led to a conspiracy of shamanist princes, which was severely subdued. In the long run, Islam enabled the khan to eliminate interfactional struggles in the Horde and to stabilize state institutions. Tokhta or Toqta (? - c. ... Events Siege of Rostock ends Foundation year of the Order of the Rose Cross (Rosicrucian Order), according to the Rosicrucian Fellowship. ... For people named Islam, see Islam (name). ... Shamanism is a range of traditional beliefs and practices that involve the ability to diagnose, cure, and sometimes cause human suffering by traversing the axis mundi and forming a special relationship with, or gaining control over, spirits. ...

Öz-Beg maintained one of the largest armies in the world, which exceeded 300,000 warriors. He employed his military clout to conduct campaigns against the Ilkhanids in Arran in 1319 and 1335. After he found an ally against the Ilkhanids in the shape of Mamluk Egypt, one of Cairo squares was named after him. The Ilkhanate (also spelled Il-khanate or Il Khanate) was one of the four divisions within the Mongol Empire. ... Arran (ar-Ran) is a historic geographic and sometimes political term used in the Azerbaijan Republic to signify the territory which lays within the triangle of land, lowland in the east and mountainous in the west, formed by the junction of Kura and Aras rivers,[1] including the highland and... Events Magnus VII ascends the throne of Norway and unites the country with Sweden. ... Events Abu Said dies and the Ilkhan khanate ends Slavery abolished in Sweden Charles I of Hungary allies with Poland against the Hapsburgs and Bohemians Carinthia and Carniola come under Habsburg rule. ... A Mamluk cavalryman, drawn in 1810 A mamluk (Arabic: مملوك (singular), مماليك (plural), Turkish: Kölemen, owned; also transliterated mameluk, mameluke, or mamluke) was a slave soldier who was converted to Islam and served the Muslim caliphs and the Ayyubid sultans during the Middle Ages. ... Nickname: Egypt: Site of Cairo (top center) Coordinates: , Government  - Governor Dr. Abdul Azim Wazir Area  - City 214 km²  (82. ...

As regards Russian politics, Öz-Beg supported the earliest princes of Muscovy - his brother-in-law Yury of Moscow and Yury's successor Ivan Kalita - against the westward-leaning Princes of Tver. Three of these - Mikhail of Tver, his son Alexander and grandson Theodor - were killed in Sarai at Öz-Beg's behest. Tver's uprising against the Horde was bloodily suppressed by Muscovite and Tatar forces in 1327. Muscovy (Moscow principality (княжество Московское) to Grand Duchy of Moscow (Великое Княжество Московское) to Russian Tsardom (Царство Русское)) is a traditional Western name for the Russian state that existed from the 14th century to the late 17th century. ... Yuriy Danilovich, also known as Georgiy Danilovich (Юрий Данилович in Russian)(unknown - November 21, 1325) was Prince of Moscow (1303 - 1325) and Grand Prince of Vladimir (since 1317). ... Ivan I Danilovich Kalita (Иван I Данилович Калита in Russian)(? - March 31, 1340), Prince of Moscow (since 1325), Grand Prince of Vladimir (since 1328), son of Daniil Aleksandrovich (Prince of Moscow). ... Tvers coat of arms depicts grand ducal crown placed on a throne. ... Mikhail Yaroslavich (Михаил Ярославич in Russian) (1271 - November 22, 1318), Prince of Tver (since 1285) and Grand Prince of Vladimir (1305-1317). ... Prince Alexander of Tver in Pskov, engraving by Boris Chorikov Grand Prince Alexander of Tver (Russian: ) (7 October 1301 – 29 October 1339 was a Grand Prince of Tver and, for some time, of Vladimir. ... Sarai Batu (Old Sarai, Sarai-al-Maqrus) was a capital city of the Golden Horde. ... Events January 25 - Edward III becomes King of England. ...

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