Möngke Khan
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Möngke Khan was the fourth khagan of the Mongol Empire, ruling from 1 July 1251 to 11 August 1259. He was the first Khagan from the Toluid line, and made significant reforms to improve the administrat
Möngke depicted in the Persian Tarikh-i Jahangushay
The Mongol Empire during the reign of Möngke
"Struck by the Georgian King David in the name of his overlord Möngke, by the power of Heaven" (Persian, dated 1253)
Hethum I (seated) in the Mongol court of Karakorum, "receiving the homage of the Mongols". "Histoire des Tartars", Hayton of Corycus, 1307.
Güyük Khan
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Güyük Khan or Güyüg Khagan, mononymously Güyüg, was the third Khagan of the Mongol Empire, the eldest son of Ögedei Khan and a grandson of Genghis Khan. He reigned from 1246 to 1248. He started his mi
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…In 1246, Temüge, Genghis Khan's sole remaining brother, unsuccessfully tried to seize the throne without confirmation by a kurultai. The new Khagan Güyük entrusted the delicate task of trying the Odchigin ('keeper of the hearth' – a title given to both of Genghis' younger brothers) to Möngke and Orda…
Depiction of Güyük in a 15th-century Persian miniature
Guyuk khan's Stamp 1246
The Mongols outside Vladimir, presumably demanding submission before its sack.
Letter in Persian (1246) in which Güyük Khan demands Pope Innocent IV's submission.