Möngke Khan facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Möngke Khan |
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| 4th Khagan-Emperor of the Mongol Empire (Supreme Khan of the Mongols) King of Kings Emperor of the Yuan dynasty (posthumously) |
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| 4th Khagan-Emperor of the Mongol Empire | |||||||||||||
| Reign | 1 July 1251 – 11 August 1259 | ||||||||||||
| Coronation | 1 July 1251 | ||||||||||||
| Predecessor | Güyük Khan | ||||||||||||
| Successor | Kublai Khan | ||||||||||||
| Born | 11 January 1209 Mongol Empire |
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| Died | 11 August 1259 (aged 50) Diaoyu Fortress, Chongqing, Southern Song dynasty, China |
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| Burial | Burkhan Khaldun, Khentii Province | ||||||||||||
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| House | Borjigin | ||||||||||||
| Father | Tolui | ||||||||||||
| Mother | Sorghaghtani Beki | ||||||||||||
| Religion | Tengrism | ||||||||||||
Möngke (Mongolian: ᠮᠥᠩᠬᠡ Möngke / Мөнх Mönkh; Chinese: 蒙哥; pinyin: Ménggē; 11 January 1209 – 11 August 1259) was the fourth khagan-emperor 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 administration of the Empire during his reign. Under Möngke, the Mongols conquered Iraq and Syria as well as the kingdom of Dali (modern Yunnan).
Images for kids
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Battle of Mohi (on 11 April 1241), in which Möngke might have participated.
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The Mongol Empire during the reign of Möngke Khan (r.1251–59)
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"Struck by the Georgian King David in the name of his overlord Möngke, by the power of Heaven" (Persian, dated 1253)
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Hethum I (seated) in the Mongol court of Karakorum, "receiving the homage of the Mongols". "Histoire des Tartars", Hayton of Corycus, 1307.
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Audience with Möngke Khagan. Tarikh-i Jahangushay-i Juvaini
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Silver Tree fountain in front of Tumen Amugulang Palace, 18th-century European imagination
