Darwësh (Turki/Kypchak and Persian: ïñÃÂÃÂô) was Khan of the Golden Horde in 1417âÂÂ1419, as the protégé of the beglerbeg Edigu. Information on his life and reign is very limited.
According to the TawÃÂrëḫ-i guzëdah-i nuá¹£rat-nÃÂmah, Darwësh was a son of Alti Qurtuqa, a descendant of Tuqa-Timur, the son of Jochi, the son of Chinggis Khan. More specifically, the descent is given as Darwësh, son of Altë-QurtuqÃÂ, the son of Mamkë, the son of MënkÃÂsar, the son of AbÃÂy, the son of Kay-Tëmà «r (Uz-Tëmà «r), the son of Tà «qÃÂ-Tëmà «r, the son of Jà «jë. Darwësh was thus the younger cousin of his predecessor Chekre (the son of ÃÂqmël, the son of MënkÃÂsar). An uncle named Sayyid-Aḥmad is sometimes identified with the ephemeral khan of that name, who claimed the throne in 1416, but that was more likely a son of Karëm Berdi.
After the defeat and probable demise of Edigu's protégé Chekre Khan in battle against the Lithuanian protégé JabbÃÂr Berdi in 1416, Edigu proclaimed khan a certain Sayyid-Aḥmad. According to one account, this khan had no experience in ruling and was deposed or killed in 45 days. Especially if the inexperience was due to youth, Sayyid-Aḥmad may be identified as the son of anti-Lithuanian Karëm Berdi, rather than as Chekre's cousin. Edigu next declared Chekre's younger cousin Darwësh as khan. During the reign of either Sayyid-Aḥmad or Darwësh, Edigu succeeded in eliminating JabbÃÂr Berdi in 1417. Coins were now struck in Darwësh's name at Bolghar, (old) Astrakhan, and Solkhat in the Crimea, indicating his recognition along the Volga and in the southwest of the Golden Horde. The coins minted in the Crimea also featured the name of the beglerbeg Edigu, highlighting his control over the khan's court in a more ostentatious manner than before. But Edigu's success did not last long. In the summer of 1419, JabbÃÂr Berdi's brother QÃÂdir Berdi set out to claim the throne with Lithuanian support. He defeated and killed Darwësh, while Edigu fled to the Crimea, where he raised Beg á¹¢à «fë to the throne as his next protégé.
According to the Muÿizz al-ansÃÂb and TawÃÂrëḫ-i guzëdah-i nuá¹£rat-nÃÂmah, Darwësh had a daughter, Shukr-Bëka, who married the Timurid pÃÂdishÃÂh Ulugh Beg.