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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
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.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Oct 17, 2019 · 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 east and as ...
- Mark Cartwright
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.
The Toluid Civil War was a war of succession fought between Kublai Khan and his younger brother, Ariq Böke, from 1260 to 1264. Möngke Khan died in 1259 with no declared successor, precipitating infighting between members of the Tolui family line for the title of Great Khan that escalated to a civil war.
- 1260–1264
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Güyük Khan (also Güyük Khagan, Güyük or Güyug; [note 2] c. March 19, 1206 – April 20, 1248) was the third Khagan of the Mongol Empire, the eldest son of Ögedei Khan and a grandson of Genghis Khan. He reigned from 1246 to 1248. He started his military career by participating in the conquest of Eastern Xia and then later in the invasion of Europe.
Kublai Khan (23 September 1215 – 18 February 1294), also known by his temple name as the Emperor Shizu of Yuan and his regnal name Setsen Khan, was the founder and first emperor of the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty of China.
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