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Oghul Qaimish (ᠤᠤᠭᠠᠯ ᠬᠠᠶᠢᠮᠢᠰᠢ, c. 1200s –1251) was the wife of Güyük Khan and the nominal regent of the Mongol Empire between Güyük's death in 1248 and the accession of Möngke Khan in 1251.
Oct 30, 2019 · Oghul Qaimish (aka Oqol-Qaimish, r. 1248-1251 CE), was the wife of Guyuk Khan, and when he died in 1248 CE of poisoning, she reigned as regent. Oghul infamously dismissed, in 1250 CE, an embassy from King Louis IX of France (r. 1226-1270 CE), telling his ambassador Friar Andrew of Longjumeau that a great tribute would be required if his nation ...
Information. Women and the Making of the Mongol Empire , pp. 195 - 224. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108347990.008. Publisher: Cambridge University Press. Print publication year: 2018. Access options. Get access to the full version of this content by using one of the access options below.
What was the cause of Sorqoqtani’s conflict with Oghul-Qaimish? How and why did Sorqoqtani win this conflict? Sorqoqtani’s nephew Batu agreed to support her. What did he get in return, and what was the eventual result?
Oghul Qaimish (ᠤᠤᠭᠠᠯ ᠬᠠᠶᠢᠮᠢᠰᠢ, c. 1200s–1251) was the wife of Güyük Khan and the nominal regent of the Mongol Empire between Güyük's death in 1248 and the accession of Möngke Khan in 1251. Born into the Merkit tribe, Oghul Qaimish married Güyük in the 1220s.
Early life. Güyük received military training and served as an officer under his grandfather Genghis Khan and later his father Ögedei Khan (after the death of Genghis in 1227). He married Oghul Qaimish of the Merkit clan.
Töregene and Oghul-Qaimish ruled as regents and are credited with corruption and petty politics throughout their regencies, while Sorqoqtani Beki became a paragon of virtue throughout the world for her adherence to the yasa of Chinggis Khan.
