Öljeytü Temür Khan Emperor Chengzong of Yuan |
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6th Khagan of the Mongol Empire (Nominal due to the empire's division) 2nd Emperor of the Yuan dynasty Emperor of China |
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Portrait of Temür Khan. Original size is 47 cm wide and 59.4 cm high. Paint and ink on silk. Now located in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taiwan.
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Reign | May 10, 1294 – February 10, 1307 | ||||||||||||||||
Coronation | May 10, 1294 | ||||||||||||||||
Predecessor | Kublai Khan | ||||||||||||||||
Successor | Külüg Khan | ||||||||||||||||
Born | October 15, 1265 | ||||||||||||||||
Died | February 10, 1307 Khanbaliq (Dadu) |
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Consort | Bulugan | ||||||||||||||||
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House | Borjigin | ||||||||||||||||
Dynasty | Yuan | ||||||||||||||||
Father | Zhenjin | ||||||||||||||||
Mother | Kokejin (Bairam egchi) |
Full name | |
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Mongolian: ᠡᠮᠦᠷ Chinese: 鐵穆耳 Temür Öljeytü Khan |
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Era dates | |
Yuanzhen (元貞) 1295–1297 Dade (大德) 1297–1307 |
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Posthumous name | |
Emperor Qinming Guangxiao (钦明广孝皇帝) | |
Temple name | |
Chengzong (成宗) |
Temür Öljeytü Khan (Mongolian: Öljiyt Tömör, Өлзийт Төмөр, Öljeytü Temür), born Temür (also spelled Timur, Mongolian: Төмөр, October 15, 1265 – February 10, 1307), also known by the temple name Chengzong (Emperor Chengzong of Yuan; Chinese: 元成宗; pinyin: Yuán Chéngzōng; Wade–Giles: Yüan2 Ch'eng2-tsung1) was the second emperor of the Yuan dynasty, ruling from May 10, 1294 to February 10, 1307. Apart from Emperor of China, he is considered as the sixth Great Khan of the Mongol Empire or Mongols, although it was only nominal due to the division of the empire. He was an able ruler of the Yuan, and his reign established the patterns of power for the next few decades. His name means "blessed iron Khan" in the Mongolian language.
Temür was a son of the Crown Prince Zhenjin (真金) and the grandson of Kublai Khan. During his rule, the Tran, Pagan, and Champa dynasties and western khanates of the Mongol Empire accepted his supremacy.
Temür was born the third son of Zhenjin of the Borjigin and Kökejin (Bairam-Egechi) of the Khunggirad on October 15, 1265. Because Kublai's first son Dorji died early, his second son and Temür's father, Zhenjin, became the crown prince. However, he died in 1286 when Temür was 21 years old. Kublai remained close to Zhenjin's widow Kökejin, who was high in his favor. Like his grandfather Kublai, Temür was a follower of Buddhism.