Gegeen Khan
| Gegeen Khan Shidebala Emperor Yingzong of Yuan |
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| 9th Khagan of the Mongol Empire (Nominal due to the empire's division) 5th Emperor of the Yuan dynasty Emperor of China |
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| Reign | April 19, 1320 – September 4, 1323 | ||||||||||||||||
| Coronation | April 19, 1320 | ||||||||||||||||
| Predecessor | Ayurbarwada Buyantu Khan | ||||||||||||||||
| Successor | Yesün Temür | ||||||||||||||||
| Born | February 22, 1302 | ||||||||||||||||
| Died | September 4, 1323 (aged 21) Nan-po |
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| Consort | Sugabala | ||||||||||||||||
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| House | Borjigin | ||||||||||||||||
| Dynasty | Yuan | ||||||||||||||||
| Father | Ayurbarwada Buyantu Khan | ||||||||||||||||
| Mother | Radnashiri of the Khunggirat | ||||||||||||||||
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Mongolian: ᠭᠡᠭᠡᠭᠡᠨ ᠬᠠᠭᠠᠨ ᠰᠢᠳᠡᠪᠠᠯᠠ Chinese: 硕德八剌 Shidebala Gegeen Khan |
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| Zhizhi (至治) 1321–1323 | |
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| Emperor Ruisheng Wenxiao (睿聖文孝皇帝) | |
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| Yingzong (英宗) |
Gegeen Khan (Mongolian: Шидэбал Гэгээн хаан, Shidebal Gegegen qaγan), born Shidibala, also known by the temple name Yingzong (Emperor Yingzong of Yuan, Chinese: 元英宗, February 22, 1302 – September 4, 1323), was the successor of Ayurbarwada to rule as Emperor of the Yuan dynasty. Apart from Emperor of China, he is regarded as the ninth Great Khan of the Mongol Empire or Mongols, although it was only nominal due to the division of the empire. His name means "enlightened/bright khan" in the Mongolian language.
Early in his short reign, the Khunggirat faction played a key role in the Yuan court. When his grandmother Dagi (Targi) and the grand councillar Temuder died in 1322, his opponents seemed to have triumphed. Despite the Emperor's aim to reform the government based on the Confucian principles, Temuder's faction linked up with the Alan guard and assassinated the emperor in 1323. This was the first violent transition struggle in the Mongolian imperial history, which is also known as Coup d'état at Nanpo, that the Non-Borjigins overthrew the Emperor.
Shidibala was the eldest son of Ayurbarwada Buyantu Khan (Emperor Renzong) and Radnashiri of the Khunggirad clan. In return for his own crown princeship, Ayurbarwada promised his elder brother Khayishan to appoint Khayishan's son as Crown Prince after his succession. But when Khayishan died, Khayishan's two sons were relegated to borderlands and pro-Khayishan officers were purged.
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