 Dughlat amirs had ruled the country that lay south of the Tarim Basin from the middle of the thirteenth century, on behalf of Chagatai Khan and his descendants, as their satellites.The first Dughlat ruler, who received lands directly from the hands of Chagatai, was amir Babdagan or Tarkhan.The capital of the emirate was Kashgar, and the country was known as Mamlakati Kashgar.