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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.
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 ...
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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 was the fourth Khagan of the Mongol Empire from 1251 to 1259, and the grandson of Genghis Khan. He led campaigns in China, Syria, and Iraq, and died in the field during the siege of Diaoyu.
Dec 15, 2023 · Learn about the life, conquests, and legacy of Mongke Khan, the fourth Great Khan of the Mongol Empire. Discover how he expanded the empire, fostered diplomacy, and patronized culture in the 13th century.
Timeline. 1236 - 1242. Multiple Mongol armies attack western Asia, Russia, Poland, and Hungary. 1251. Batu Khan and the Jochid-Toluid kurultai declare Mongke Great Khan of the Mongols . 1251 - 1259. Reign of Mongke Khan, ruler of the Mongol Empire . 1253 - 1255. The Franciscan missionary and chronicler William of Rubruck visits the Mongol ...
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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.
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