Manghit is a city located in Uzbekistan. Historically, the term also refers to a Mongol tribe belonging to the Urud-Manghud federation. This group was primarily a sub-clan of the Borjigin clan, though they later intermixed with the Golden Ultai, which was the Chinggisid line of Nogai Khan.
The Manghuds migrated to the Desht-i Qipchaq steppe where they became Turkified and established the Nogai Horde during the 14th century. In 1785, the Manghit dynasty began ruling the Emirate of Bukhara. Because they were not direct descendants of Genghis Khan, they adopted the Islamic title of Emir rather than Khan, basing their political legitimacy on Islam.
While Persian historian Rashid-al-Din Hamadani claimed that many old Mongolian clans, including those associated with the Manghit name, were founded by Borjigin members, the clan name was also used to designate Mongol vanguards. Today, descendants of the clan reside in various regions across Central Asia and Mongolia.