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Töregene Khatun (also Turakina, Mongolian: Дөргэнэ, ᠲᠦᠷᠭᠡᠨ ᠡ) (d. 1246) was the Great Khatun and regent of the Mongol Empire from the death of her husband Ögedei Khan in 1241 until the election of her eldest son Güyük Khan in 1246. Background. Töregene was born into the Naiman tribe. Her first husband was a member of the Merkit clan.
Töregene Khatun (also Turakina, Mongolian: Дөргөнэ, ᠲᠦᠷᠭᠡᠨ ᠡ) (d. 1246) was the Great Khatun and ruler of the Mongol Empire from the death of her husband Ögedei Khan in 1241 until her oldest son Güyük Khan became the Great Khan in 1246. Background. Töregene was from the Naiman tribe. Her first husband was a part of the Merkit clan.
1078: Töregene Khatun Ruled the Mongol Empire from 1241 to 1246 AD. Born: c.1185 AD, Merkit Region of the Mongol Empire (Present-day parts of Mongolia and Russia) Died: c.1265 AD, Mongol Empire. Töregene was the daughter-in-law of Genghis Khan (through a forced marriage). Her new Mongol husband was actually her second.
However, in the spring of 1242, Töregene Khatun, assumed complete power as regent with the support of her sons and Chagatai. She took on the title of Great Khatun and replaced Ögödei's ministers with her own. One of the replacements was Fatima, who became her most influential cabinet member.
Jun 29, 2020 · In the second chapter, De Nicola follows the political careers of Töregene Khatun, Oghul Qaimish, Sorghaghtani Beki, and Orghina Khatun in Central Asia. His study is an eye-opening revision of the general inattention towards the periods of interregnum between male rulers.
- Roubina Shnorhokian
- 2020
Oct 2, 2019 · These included the senior khatun, like Ögedei’s wife Boraqchin, who managed the largest and wealthiest establishment, as well as a few other wives, Töregene among them, who controlled lesser camps that lined up next to Boraqchin’s own.
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The regency of Töregene (r. 1241-46) was also one of the most turbulent times of the Mongol Empire. While she ruled with absolute power, she planted the seeds for future dissension that spawned a rivalry for the throne and a revolution complete with a wave of executions throughout the empire.
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