Korguz (died 1242) or Körgüz was a Uyghur governor of Khurasan[1] during the reign of the Mongol ruler Ögedei Khan.
Later, he set out to seek a job in Jochi's ordu while mortgaging his own cousin Besh Qulach for a horse.
He suddenly rose to be bitikchi of Jochi as he stepped forward when the prince received an edict from Genghis Khan and nobody was around to read the document.
[4] Temporary position was fulfilled by Batu's representative Nosal who was over 100 years old at this point, while Körgüz spent his time contacting different princes to achieve support.
[4][7] As a proven administrator, he went on to reform fiscal matters in the region, carrying out census, while collaborating with Persian officials.
Investigation team included Mongol officials like Arghun Aqa, Shams al-Din Kamargar and Qurbaqa Elchi.
Körgüz, who sent his own emissaries to Khan's court was apprehended in Fanakat by Edgü Temür's party and was beaten.
After demoting his former partner Sharaf al-Din and giving his vizierate to a coppersmith called Asil, he received ire of traditionalist group in the court.
As a result, new regent Töregene Khatun who was supported by Chagataid princes, gave a new edict to arrest Körgüz.