Sultan Said Khan

Sultan Said Khan (Uyghur: سۇلتان سەىد جان, ) ruled the Yarkent Khanate from September 1514 to July 1533. He was born in the late 15th century in Moghulistan, and he was a direct descendant of the first Moghul Khan, Tughlugh Timur, who had founded the state of Moghulistan in 1348 and ruled until 1363. The Moghuls were turkicized Mongols who had converted to Islam.

Sultan Said Khan
Khan of Yarkent Khanate (1514–1705)
Reign1514–1533
PredecessorMansur Khan
SuccessorAbdurashid Khan
Born1487
Died9 July 1533(1533-07-09) (aged 45–46)
near Karakoram Pass, likely Daulat Beg Oldi
IssueAbdurashid Khan
DynastyBorjigin
FatherAhmad Alaq
ReligionSunni Islam

Some English sources refer to this ruler as Abusaid.

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