A historical Turkic language and ethnic group from Central Asia, also known as Chagatai or Jagatai.
From Chagatai (also spelled Jigitai or Djagitai), derived from Chagatai Khan, second son of Genghis Khan. The language was the lingua franca of the Timurid Empire and Central Asian trade routes for centuries.
Chagatai Turkish was the sophisticated language of courts and poetry across Central Asia for over 500 years—Babur, founder of the Mughal Empire, wrote his autobiography in it! The multiple spellings (Chagatai, Jagatai, Djagatay) reflect how different colonial powers transliterated the same Central Asian name.
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