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The Apardians were a tribal group within the Chaghatai Ulus. They held a significant position in its political and military spheres. They were divided into two distinct factions, the western and eastern regions. The historical trajectory of this tribe revealed that as the rule of the Timurids neared its end, the Apardians gradually lost their political influence. For various reasons, the western Apardians chose to isolate themselves completely during the Timurid era. On the other hand, the eastern Apardians remained loyal to Timur, but the events following his rule led them to gradually adopt the path of the western Apardians. Due to a variety of internal and external factors, their political significance waned. Employing a descriptive-analytical approach, this research aimed to address the following question: What were the factors contributing to the political isolation of the Apardians during the Timurid rule? The research findings suggested that both internal and external factors played a role in their isolation. External factors encompassed events that, to some extent, were unavoidable and over which they had no control. However, the direct responsibility for the internal factors of isolation rested with the Apardians themselves.

One of the groups present in the Timurid era was the Qara'unas. Before the Timurids, they played a major role in the political life of Chagatai Ulus, because of their courage and bravery. But, the important thing was that despite the group's inherent importance as a force in the military sphere and militarism, they were less appreciated in other areas. This study, using the primary and research sources and relying on the descriptive-analytical method and looking again at the events related to this group in the Timurid period, attempted to explain the role of Qara'unas in the political and military equations of Chagatai Ulus and examine the reason behind Timurid's special treatment towards this group. The main question of this research is: why did the political and military prestige of Qara'unas gradually decrease in the Timurid era? The findings showed that Timurids, taking into account the historical experience of the Mongols, the opposition and conflict of Qara'unas at the beginning of the government with the Timurids and the intentional or unintentional negligence of this group in some missions assigned to them by the Timurids, had considered an insignificant role for Qara'unas in the political life of Chagatai Ulus.