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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
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.
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 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.
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Hülegü, a grandson of Genghis Khan, was appointed by his brother Mangu Khan, the fourth great khan of the Mongols, to extend Mongol power in Islāmic areas. Hülegü destroyed the fortress of the Assassins (a militant Islāmic sect) in 1256 at Alāmut in north central Iran.
Overview. Mangu Khan. (1208—1259) Quick Reference. (1208–59) Genghis Khan’s grandson, elected great khan in 1251; last khan to control all the Mongol territories. His armies under Hülegü ( c .1217–65) conquered Iran in 1256, Baghdad in 1258, and ... From: Mangu Khan in The Oxford Dictionary of the Middle Ages »
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