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To prevent conflict over succession and maintain the democratic spirit of the kurultai where members had a say in selection, Chinggis Khan decreed that any future great khan, that is, any leader over the entirety of what he began to refer to as the “great Mongol nation” and the superior of all lesser khans, could be chosen only by a kurultai and not familial succession alone. Chinggis Khan now filled the role of clan and tribe leader.
He and Ögedei’s nephew Batu Khan (both grandsons of Genghis Khan) fought bitterly for power; Güyük died in 1248 on the way to confront Batu. Another nephew of Ögedei’s (and so a third grandson of Genghis Khan’s), Möngke, then took the throne in 1251 with Batu’s approval.
#mongolia #mongol #history #documentary The Mongol Empire was ruled by Ogedei Khan (aka Ogodei) from 1229 to 1241. He was the third son of Genghis Khan, the ...
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Ögedei (1186-1241) was the third son of Genghis Khan and second Great Khan of the Mongol Empire, after his father. He continued to make his father's empire bigger. Like all of Genghis' sons, he helped to conquer Western China and Central Asia. Yuan Portrait of Ögedei. Ögedei was thought to be his father's favorite son, ever since his childhood.
Ögedei Khan wasn’t Genghis Khan’s oldest son (he was his third). But, it seems that Genghis Khan wanted Ögedei Khan to be his successor. Therefore, after Genghis Khan’s death, Ögedei Khan was proclaimed the Great Khan (Kagan) of the Mongols. At the time, the Mongol Empire included the areas from the Pacific Ocean to the Black Sea.
In fact, Mongol coins bearing the name of Caliph al-Nāṣir continued into the reign of Ögedei Khan over the 1230s; well after al-Nāṣir’s death in 1225! Though some began to be updated with the name of al-Nāṣir’s grandson, Caliph al-Mustanṣir (r.1226-1242).
Jul 28, 2023 · Genghis Khan Public domain via Wikimedia Commons Ögedei Khan Public domain via Wikimedia Commons The Englishman probably found himself in the employ of the Mongol Empire by some point in the 1230s.
