Manduul Khan

Manduul Khan (Manduuluu, Manduyul or Manduyulun) (Mongolian Cyrillic: Мандуул хаан, 1438–1478), was the Mongol Khan of the Northern Yuan dynasty based in Mongolia, and he was the younger half-brother of Taisun Khan (Toghtoa Bukha or Toγtoγa Buqa).

Manduul Khan
Khagan of the Mongols
Reign1475–1478
Coronation1475
PredecessorMolon Khan
SuccessorDayan Khan
Born1438
Died1478 (aged 39–40)
Full name
HouseBorjigin
DynastyNorthern Yuan

Early life

After the death of his nephew Molon Khan, the position remain vacant for nearly a decade as warring Mongol clans fought each other for dominance. Manduul Khan was married to Yeke Qabar-tu, daughter of the Turfan-based warlord Beg-Arslan, sometime between 1463 and 1465.[1] The two disliked each other, and their marriage produced no children.[1] In 1464, he also married Mandukhai, who was only sixteen years old at the time.[1] It was not until 1475 that Manduul Khan was finally crowned as the new khan. Manduul is the earliest Mongol chief known to have actually headed the Chakhar myriarchy.[2]

Reign

During his short rule, Manduul Khan successfully strengthened the power of khan and reduced the power of nobles, and paved the way for his adopted son and great-grandnephew Dayan Khan (Batu Möngke) who succeeded him as Manduul Khan had no direct male heirs, and most sources report that he had no children at all.[3]

See also
  • List of khans of the Northern Yuan dynasty

References
  1. Weatherford, Jack (2010). The secret history of the Mongol queens : how the daughters of Genghis Khan rescued his empire (1st ed.). New York: Crown Publishers. pp. 155–156. ISBN 9780307407153. OCLC 354817523.
  2. Uradyn Erden Bulag-Nationalism and hybridity in Mongolia, p. 73.
  3. Weatherford 2010, p. 159.
Manduul Khan
 Died: 1475-1478
Regnal titles
Preceded by
Molon Khan		 Khan of the Northern Yuan dynasty
1475–1478		 Succeeded by
Dayan Khan
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