Lublin. At the request of the Galician nobleman Dmytro Dedko, the khan sent 40,000 cavalries against King Casimir III, which was divided into the Vistula. Family Öz Beg married several wives and concubines. It is not always possible to determine which mother gave birth to which child. Wives: Bulughan Khatun (c. 1312) — widow of Toghrilcha and Toqta Bayalun Khatun the Elder (d. 1323) Taydula Khatun (d. 1360) — originally a Christian? Kebek Khatun — daughter of Amir Nanghiday Bayalun Khatun the Younger — (likely illegitimate) daughter of Andronikos III Palaiologos Orduja Khatun — daughter of amir-e ulus Isa Beg Sheritumgha Khatun Sons: Timur Beg (d. 1330) Tini Beg (r. 1341–1342) (by Taydula Khatun) Jani Beg (r. 1342–1357) (by Taydula Khatun) Khiḍr Beg (d. 1342) Tulun Beg Iran Beg (father of Kildi Beg) Daughters: İt Küchüjük (by Bayalun Khatun the Elder) — married to amir-e ulus Isa Beg A daughter (by Bayalun Khatun the Elder?) — married to Amir Ali b. Arzaq A daughter (by Taydula Khatun?) — married to Harun Beg, son of Amir Qutlu Temür Personality Many Arab and Persian authors of the 14th–15th centuries described Öz Beg Khan as an able statesman and a good-hearted, caring person. Ibn Battuta, for instance, who was granted a personal audience with him in 1333, highly praised the Khan and wrote the following: "He is one of those seven kings who are the greatest and most powerful kings of the world." Historian al-Mufaddal described him as a young man of good appearance, excellent character, a fine Muslim, brave and energetic. Geographer and historian Al-Ayni wrote: "He was a brave and courageous man, religious and pious, revered jurists, loved scientists, listened to them, trusted them, was merciful to them, visited the sheikhs and did good deeds to them." Al-Birzali, for example, wrote: "When this king Tokhta died, Öz Beg Khan, a man of about thirty years old, reigned after him. He professed Islam, was distinguished by his intelligence, good looks and figure." He also wrote: "a young man of good appearance, good temper, an excellent Muslim and a brave man." Turkmen historian Adh-Dhahabi speaks of him in the same manner: "... a brave hero, handsome in appearance, a Muslim, who destroyed many emirs and wizards." Even the Persian historian Wassaf, who is thought to have been unfriendly to Öz Beg Khan, spoke of him with great praise: "The pious prince Öz Beg...