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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.
father Ögödei. Güyük (born 1206, Mongolia—died 1248, Mongolia) was the grandson of Genghis Khan and eldest son and successor of Ögödei, the first khagan, or great khan, of the Mongols. Güyük was elected to the throne in 1246, partly through the maneuvering of his mother. He was strongly influenced by Nestorianism, a form of ...
First is explored the reign of Ögetei Khan’s wife, Töregene Khatun (r. 1241–6), first empress regent of the Mongols. Second, the role of Sorghaghtani Beki (d. 1251/2), wife of Tolui and arguably the power behind the throne, is considered vis-à-vis the reign of the second Mongol regent Oghul Qaimish (r. 1248–50).
Oct 30, 2019 · Toregene Khatun (aka Doregene-Qatun, r. 1241-1246 CE), the former wife of the Merkit prince Qudu, reigned as regent after her husband Ogedei Khan's death in 1241 CE. She held power until a great council of Mongol leaders elected Ogedei's successor and Toregene's son, Guyuk Khan, in 1246 CE.
- Mark Cartwright
Oct 2, 2019 · Töregene’s active involvement in the affairs of the Mongol Empire took place in the 1230s and 1240s. This was after Chinggis Khan’s death in 1227, during her husband’s reign as Great Khan, when the Chinggisid family was continuing the Divine Mandate through military campaigns into Russia and China.
- Anne F. Broadbridge
- broadbridge@history.umass.edu
- 2020
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.
