Urus had somehow escaped the wrath of Tingiz-Buqa, and survived the short reigns of his distant cousins. In 1368/1369, he seized the throne of the Ulus of Orda from Qutluq Khwaja and made himself khan.
Urus managed to avoid the consequences of Tingiz-Buqa's wrath and outlasted the brief rule of his distant kin. In 1368/1369, he seized control of the Ulus of Orda from Qutluq Khwaja and proclaimed himself khan.