The book is dedicated to the struggle for power in the Turkic-Mongol states, starting with the empire of Genghis Khan in the first half of the 13th century. ending with the latest attempts to create independent khanates in Central Asia already in the 20th century. The circumstances of the struggle for power in Mongolia, Central Asia, Iran, the Golden Horde and the states that arose after its collapse are explored. The author comes to the conclusion that at different times and in different countries, contenders for the throne, who had not very legal rights to it, often used similar justifications for their claims and actions against competitors.