▁c ous ins , ▁the ▁Ch ag ata ids . ▁Kub la i ▁sent ▁Ab ish ka , ▁a ▁Ch ag ata id ▁prince ▁loyal ▁to ▁him , ▁to ▁take ▁charge ▁of ▁Ch ag ata i ' s ▁real m . ▁However , ▁Ari q bo ke ▁captured ▁and ▁then ▁executed ▁Ab ish ka , ▁having ▁his ▁own ▁man ▁Alg hu ▁crown ed ▁there ▁instead . ▁Kub la i ' s ▁new ▁administration ▁block aded ▁Ari q bo ke ▁in ▁Mong olia ▁to ▁cut ▁off ▁food ▁supplies , ▁causing ▁a ▁fam ine . ▁Kar ak orum ▁fell ▁quickly ▁to ▁Kub la i , ▁but ▁Ari q bo ke ▁r al lied ▁and ▁re to ok ▁the ▁capital ▁in ▁ 1 2 6 1 . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁south western ▁Il k han ate , ▁H ul agu ▁was ▁loyal ▁to ▁his ▁brother ▁Kub la i , ▁but ▁cl ash es ▁with ▁their ▁cousin ▁Ber ke , ▁the ▁r uler ▁of ▁the ▁Golden ▁Hor de ▁in ▁the ▁north western ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁emp ire , ▁began ▁in ▁ 1 2 6 2 . ▁The ▁susp icious ▁death s ▁of ▁J och id ▁princes ▁in ▁H ul agu ' s ▁service , ▁une qual ▁distribution ▁of ▁war ▁boot y , ▁and ▁H ul agu ' s ▁mass ac res ▁of ▁the ▁Muslim s ▁increased ▁the ▁anger ▁of ▁Ber ke , ▁who ▁considered ▁supporting ▁a ▁re bell ion ▁of ▁the ▁Georg ian ▁Kingdom ▁against ▁H ul agu ' s ▁rule ▁in ▁ 1 2 5 9