The
Chagatai (also
Chagatai Tajiks or
Tajik Chagatai) are one of the
Tajik peoples of
Uzbekistan. The Chagatai live in the
Surxondaryo Province in south-east Uzbekistan and in southern Tajikistan. They numbered 63,500 in 1924-25. Together with the
Kharduri, the Chagatai are one of the ethnographic groups of Tajiks who maintain a distinct identity. The origin of the people is unknown, although the name
Chagatai is of Mongol origin, as Chagatai was a son of
Genghis Khan.