▁replaced ▁by ▁Abd ▁al - Lat if ▁( A f ak ) ▁Khan . ▁Abd ▁al - Lat if ▁( A f ak ) ▁Khan ▁was ▁succeeded ▁by ▁his ▁nep hew ▁Sultan ▁A hm ad ▁Khan ▁( P ul at ▁Khan ) ▁in ▁ 1 6 3 1 . ▁Pul at ▁was ▁over th rown ▁by ▁Ab dal lah ▁( M og h ul ▁Khan ) ▁in ▁ 1 6 3 6 . ▁Ab dal lah ▁stabil ized ▁the ▁court ▁and ▁ex iled ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁old ▁nobles ▁to ▁India . ▁He ▁rep elled ▁O irat ▁in ro ads ▁in ▁the ▁K hot an ▁and ▁A ks u ▁regions , ▁and ▁entered ▁a ▁trib ut ary ▁relationship ▁with ▁the ▁Q ing ▁dynast y ▁in ▁ 1 6 5 5 . ▁Friend ly ▁relations ▁were ▁also ▁established ▁with ▁B uk h ara ▁and ▁the ▁M ug hal ▁Empire . ▁In ▁ 1 6 6 7 , ▁Ab dal lah ' s ▁son ▁Y ul bars ▁Khan ▁removed ▁his ▁father ▁from ▁power . ▁ ▁From ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 6 th ▁century ▁on ward , ▁the ▁Y ark ent ▁Khan ate ▁fell ▁under ▁the ▁influence ▁of ▁the ▁K ho jas . ▁The ▁K ho jas ▁were ▁Muslim s ▁who ▁claimed ▁descent ▁from ▁the ▁proph et ▁Muhammad ▁or ▁from ▁the ▁first ▁four ▁Arab ▁cal i ph s . ▁By ▁the ▁reign ▁of ▁Sa id ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 6 th ▁century , ▁the ▁K ho jas ▁already ▁had ▁a ▁strong ▁influence ▁in ▁court ▁and ▁over