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With the support of Chagatai and her sons, Töregene assumed complete power as regent in spring 1242 as Great Khatun [5] and dismissed her late husband's ministers and replaced them with her own, the most important being another woman, Fatima, a Tajik or Persian captive from the Middle Eastern campaign.
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.
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I’m sure there are some Ogedei fans out in the audience who will take issue with this, but I’m not a fan. For one thing, the guy organized the systematic rape of 4,000-odd Oirat girls in 1237 (see Weatherford, Mongol Queens, page 89). This was a direct violation of Genghis’s codes.
First, Fatima’s origins underline the importance of the ladies’ ordos in the political development of Mongol internal politics. She was captured during Chinggis Khan’s expeditions in Khurasan (in the vicinity of the city of Mashhad) and was gifted to Töregene Khatun with the status of slave.
Oct 30, 2019 · Toregene. 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.
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27 March 2012. Women Who Ruled: Toregene Khatun of the Mongol Empire. Jeannie Lin. Due to the demands of living out in the harsh conditions of the steppe, Mongolian women often shared the responsibilities of hunting and herding with the men. They knew how to ride horses and shoot.
Jun 20, 2005 · The oldest surviving evidence of Toregene’s authority in the Mongol court appears in an order to print Taoist texts issued by her as Yeke Khatun, Great Empress, under her own name, but still under the seal of Ogodei on April 10, 1240. The document shows clearly that she already controlled part of the civilian administration of the empire.
