Chagatai Khan

Chagatai Khan was the second son of Genghis Khan and Börte. He inherited most of what are now five Central Asian states after the death of his father. He was also appointed by Genghis Khan to oversee the execution of the Yassa, the written code of law created by Genghis Khan.

22 December 1183

Born on the same birth day (22 December): Ardalion Ignatyev • C. Eugene Steuerle • Carl Friedrich Abel • Destruction (band) • Gustaf Gründgens • J. Arthur Rank • Jan Stephenson • Joy Ali • Ken Whitmore • Lori McKenna • Marcin Mięciel • Maurice Gibb • Sandra Kalniete • Stanislav Neckář • Stefan Janos (physicist) • Takuya Onishi