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A 14th century French illustration of Tokhta and his cousins, Temür, Chabar and Oljaitu. Tokhta (also spelled Toqta, Toktu, Tokhtai, Tochtu or Tokhtogha; Turki / Kypchak: توقتو ; died c. 1312) was Khan of the Golden Horde from 1291 to 1312. He was a son of Mengu-Timur and a great-grandson of Batu Khan . His name "Tokhtokh" means "hold ...
- 1291–1312
- Olju Khatun Khongirad
Oct 14, 2019 · The Golden Horde experienced many changes in the 14th century CE. For one, Islam came to stay. While Berke had been the first Mongol prince to convert to Islam, other rulers of the Golden Horde, including Toqta, continued to follow Tengrism (Mongol pagan beliefs) or Buddhism.
Quick Facts Toqta توقتو, Khan of the Golden Horde Western Half (Blue Horde) ... A 14th century French illustration of Tokhta and his cousins, Temür, Chabar and Oljaitu. His name "Tokhtokh" means "hold/holding" in the Mongolian language. Tokhta was Khan of the Golden Horde from 1291 to 1312. He was a son of Mengu-Timur and a great ...
Toqta's name was just Toqta—just like Özbeg and Janibeg are those respective rulers' names—but "khan" would typically be added to the end as a marker of respect and recognition of the ruler's title. (This is similarly true for other Turco-Mongol rulers—Kubilai Khan, Sultan Süleyman Han, etc.)
Toqta subsequently had them killed. For his role in placing Toqta on the throne, Nogai received the revenues of the Crimean trade cities. Nogai then beheaded many of the Mongol nobles who were supporters of Talabuga, in order to consolidate the rule of his supposed puppet khan. Toqta was declared khan in early 1291.
Feb 21, 2022 · With the death of Nogai by 1300, one man was now master of the Golden Horde; Toqta, son of Möngke-Temür Khan, great-grandson of Batu, great-great-grandson of Jochi, and great-great-great-grandson of Chinggis Khan. After the troubles of the 1290s, Toqta ushered in a new age of stability as rivals to power were snuffed out over his twenty year reign. Today we take you through the reign of ...
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