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Ögedei Khan (also Ögedei Khagan or Ogodei; [b] c. 1186 – 11 December 1241) was the second ruler of the Mongol Empire. The third son of Genghis Khan, he continued the expansion of the empire that his father had begun. Born in c. 1186 AD, Ögedei fought in numerous battles during his father's rise to power.
Mar 29, 2024 · Ögödei (born 1185, Mongolia—died 1241, Karakorum, Mongolia) was the son and successor of the Mongol ruler Genghis Khan, who greatly expanded the Mongol Empire. The third son of Genghis, Ögödei succeeded his father in 1229. He was the first ruler of the Mongols to call himself khagan (“great khan”); his father used only the title khan.
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Sep 23, 2019 · Ogedei Khan (aka Ogodei) ruled the Mongol Empire from 1229 to 1241. He was the third son of Genghis Khan (r. 1206-1227), the empire 's founder. Ogedei's accomplishments included creating a new capital at Karakorum, establishing a system of regional governance and taxation, and defeating the long-time enemy of the Mongols, the Jin state of ...
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Oct 13, 2018 · Ogedei Khan was the son and successor of Genghis Khan, who expanded the empire to China, Korea, Persia and Russia. He died in 1241, ending the Mongol invasion of Europe and leaving his son Guyuk as the next Great Khan.
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Oct 19, 2023 · Ogodei Khan was the third son of Genghis Khan and his successor as the Great Khan of the Mongols. He expanded the empire into China, Persia, and Russia, and built the imperial capital at Karakorum.
Oct 2, 2019 · Ogedei Khan became ruler of the Mongol Empire in 1229 CE, inheriting from his father Genghis Khan (r. 1206-1227 CE) an impressive swathe of Asia.
Ögedei Khan, Ögedei; also Ogotai or Oktay (c. 1186 – 1241), was the third son of Genghis Khan and second Great Khan of the Mongol Empire by succeeding his father. He continued the expansion of the empire that his father had begun, and was the Great Khan when the Mongol Empire reached its furthest extent west during the invasion of Europe .
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