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Tolui (c. 1191 –1232) was the fourth son of Genghis Khan and Börte, and a prominent general in the Mongol conquests. He was a candidate to succeed his father, and later served as regent until his brother Ögedei became khan in 1229.
In Mongolia: The successor states of the Mongol empire. The youngest, Tolui, inherited the ancient Mongol homeland of eastern Mongolia. Two years later, in 1229, a great Mongol assembly confirmed the succession of Ögödei as the great khan (khagan). Read More.
Aug 25, 2024 · Tolui was the youngest son of Genghis Khan and Börte, and a prominent general and regent of the Mongol Empire. He had four sons who became khans of the empire and the Ilkhanate, and died in 1232 under mysterious circumstances.
Oct 12, 2021 · Tolui was a Mongol general and civil governor who inherited Mongolia's homeland from his father. He had four sons who became Great Khans or rulers of the Ilkhanate and the Yuan dynasty.
Ögedei's younger brother Tolui held the regency until 1229. Ögedei was elected supreme khan in 1229, according to the kurultai held at Kodoe Aral on the Kherlen River after Genghis' death, although this was never really in doubt as it was Genghis' clear wish that he be succeeded by Ögedei.
The Toluid Civil War, and the wars that followed it (such as the Berke–Hulagu war and the Kaidu–Kublai war), weakened the authority of the Great Khan over the Mongol Empire and split the empire into autonomous khanates.
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Tolui (c.1191-1232) was the son of Genghis Khan and served as regent of the Mongol Empire until 1229. He was a distinguished military leader who played a key role in campaigns against the Jin dynasty, Western Xia, and Khwarezmia. Tolui is a direct ancestor of most of the Ilkhanids.
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