Möngke Khan ᠮᠥᠩᠬᠡ ᠬᠠᠭᠠᠨ Мөнх хаан |
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4th Khagan of the Mongol Empire (Supreme Khan of the Mongols) King of Kings |
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4th Great Khan of the Mongol Empire | |||||||||
Reign | 1 July 1251 – 11 August 1259 | ||||||||
Coronation | 1 July 1251 | ||||||||
Predecessor | Güyük Khan | ||||||||
Successor | Kublai Khan | ||||||||
Born | 11 January 1209 | ||||||||
Died | 11 August 1259 (aged 50) Diaoyu Fortress, Chongqing |
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Burial | Burkhan Khaldun, Khentii Province | ||||||||
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House | Borjigin | ||||||||
Father | Tolui | ||||||||
Mother | Sorghaghtani Beki | ||||||||
Religion | Tengrism |
Posthumous name | |
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Emperor Huansu (桓肃皇帝, posthumously given in 1266) | |
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Xianzong (宪宗, posthumously given in 1266) |
Möngke Khan (Mongolian: ᠮᠥᠩᠬᠡ ᠬᠠᠭᠠᠨ / Mönkh qaγan / Мөнх хаан / Mönkh khaan) (Chinese: 蒙哥; pinyin: Móngge), born Möngke (Mongolian: ᠮᠥᠩᠬᠡ / Mönkh / Мөнх) (January 11, 1209 – August 11, 1259), was the fourth Great Khan of the Mongol Empire, ruling from July 1, 1251, to August 11, 1259. He was the first Great Khan 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 Nanzhao.