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Möngke Khan (also Möngke Khagan or Möngke; 11 January 1209 – 11 August 1259) was the fourth khagan of the Mongol Empire, ruling from 1 July 1251, to 11 August 1259. He was the first Khagan from the Toluid line , and made significant reforms to improve the administration of the Empire during his reign.
- 1 July 1251
- 1 July 1251 – 11 August 1259
Oct 17, 2019 · Definition. Mongke Khan was ruler of the Mongol Empire (1206-1368 CE) from 1251 to 1259 CE. As the third Great Khan or 'universal ruler' of the Mongols, Mongke would oversee administrative reforms that continued to centralise government and ensure he had at his disposal the resources to successfully expand the empire further into China in the ...
- Mark Cartwright
Mar 27, 2024 · Möngke (born 1208, Mongolia—died 1259, Szechwan, China) was a grandson of Genghis Khan and heir to the great Mongol empire. Elected great khan in 1251, he was the last man who held this title to base his capital at Karakorum, in central Mongolia. Under his rule the city achieved an unprecedented splendour, and the Mongol Empire continued to ...
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Möngke Khan, a Tengri Mongol from the house of Borjigin, was the fourth Khagan of the Mongol Empire. Grandson of the founder, and the first Emperor of the Mongol Empire, Genghis Khan, Möngke became the first Khagan from the Toluid line. He was the last man to hold the title of the great khan.
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Möngke Khan was the fourth khagan of the Mongol Empire, ruling from 1 July 1251, to 11 August 1259. He was the first Khagan from the Toluid line, and made significant reforms to improve the administration of the Empire during his reign. Under Möngke, the Mongols conquered Iraq and Syria as well as the kingdom of Dali.
The division of the Mongol Empire began after Möngke Khan died in 1259 in the siege of Diaoyu Castle with no declared successor, precipitating infighting between members of the Tolui family line for the title of khagan that escalated into the Toluid Civil War. This civil war, along with the Berke–Hulagu war and the subsequent Kaidu–Kublai ...
Oct 17, 2019 · Möngke Khan régna sur l'Empire mongol (1206-1368) de 1251 à 1259. En tant que troisième Grand Khan ou "souverain universel" des Mongols, Möngke supervisa des réformes administratives qui continuèrent à centraliser le gouvernement et lui permirent de disposer des ressources nécessaires pour étendre avec succès l'empire en Chine à l'est et jusqu'en Syrie à l'ouest.
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