Pà «lÃÂd (Persian: þÃÂÃÂçï; Turki/Kypchak: èÃÂÃÂçï; Bulat Saltan in Russian chronicles) was Khan of the Golden Horde from 1407 to 1410, in the waning days of the khanate. He ruled as the protégé of the beglerbeg Edigu.
According to the Muÿizz al-ansÃÂb and the TawÃÂrëḫ-i guzëdah-i nuá¹£rat-nÃÂmah, Pà «lÃÂd was a son of Tëmà «r Qutluq Khan, and thus a younger cousin of his immediate predecessor ShÃÂdë Beg. An erroneous tradition, shared by Khwandamir, that Pà «lÃÂd was the son of ShÃÂdë Beg, has been widespread in historiography.
When ShÃÂdë Beg's plot against Edigu was discovered and ShÃÂdë Beg fled in late 1407, Edigu raised Pà «lÃÂd, the son of the former khan Tëmà «r Qutluq on the throne. Although Pà «lÃÂd had an older brother, Tëmà «r, the latter was reputed to be obstinate, and Edigu accordingly preferred to make Pà «lÃÂd his new khan. Edigu's open conflict with his previous khan, ShÃÂdë Beg, may have undermined his reputation and authority, and this may have contributed to his decision to seek out a new war in the hope of glory and plunder. His chosen target was the Russian grand prince Vasilij I Dmitrieviàof Moscow, who had failed to send regular tribute to the khan's court, or to appear in person for his investiture, and who had sheltered some of the sons of the former khan Tokhtamysh, Edigu's enemy. Elsewhere, Pà «lÃÂd Khan's involvement in Russian affairs tended to be based on diplomacy, investing Ivan Mihajloviàwith Tver' and Ivan Vladimiroviàof Pronsk with Rjazan' in 1407. But Vasilij of Moscow was going to be faced with a full-scale invasion. In November 1408, Edigu advanced on Moscow, taking the towns of Kolomna, Perejaslavl', Rostov, Dmitrov, Serpuhov, Nià ¾nij Novgorod, and Gorodec with relative ease. After this, Edigu's forces united before Moscow to commence the siege of the city. However, while this was going on, Pà «lÃÂd Khan was faced with a crisis at the capital, Sarai: Vasilij of Moscow had encouraged Karëm Berdi, a son of Tokhtamysh, to seize the throne of the Golden Horde. Karëm Berdi was able to seize Sarai virtually unopposed, forcing Pà «lÃÂd Khan to flee and seek Edigu's assistance in early 1409.
Edigu abandoned the siege of Moscow, saving face with a ransom of 3,000 rubles, and hurried off to Sarai. He was able to chase out Karëm Bedi and to return his khan, Pà «lÃÂd, to the capital. Although much of Muscovy had been devastated, both the Golden Horde's ability to control it and Edigu's own prestige had suffered a setback. Perhaps anticipating a reaction, Edigu resigned from the position of beglerbeg, which was given to his younger brother ÿIsÃÂ; in effect, this allowed Edigu to continue to exercise political influence. An embassy to the Timurid ShÃÂh Rukh, sent in the name of Pà «lÃÂd Khan in 1409, returned laden with gifts, and included an agreement for Edigu's daughter to marry ShÃÂh Rukh's son Muḥammad-Jà «kë. In 1410, Pà «lÃÂd Khan and Edige campaigned against the Venetians of Tana, causing much destruction and capturing the Venetian consul; Genoese Kaffa avoided the same fate by paying a hefty ransom.
In late 1410 or early 1411, Pà «lÃÂd ceased to reign. According to one account, he was dethroned and replaced by his own older brother Tëmà «r, who also caused Edigu to flee for safety in Khwarazm. According to another account, Tokhtamysh's son JalÃÂl ad-Dën killed Pà «lÃÂd during an invasion in 1411, but failed to dislodge Edigu, who made Pà «lÃÂd's brother Tëmà «r khan instead, before quarreling with him. Pà «lÃÂd did not leave recorded offspring.