Kurultai of 1229

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The Kurultai of 1229 was a grand Mongol imperial council that formally elected Ögedei Khan as the Great Khan, shaping the succession and future expansion of the Mongol Empire.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Mongol imperial council
historical event
kurultai
afterA Mongol conquests
surface form: Mongol conquests under Genghis Khan
appliesToJurisdiction Mongol Empire
before major western campaigns under Ögedei Khan
country Mongol Empire
determinedOfficeHolder Ögedei Khan
follows reign of Genghis Khan
genre political assembly
hasCause death of Genghis Khan
hasConsequence coordination of large-scale Mongol campaigns in Asia and Europe
strengthening of central authority of the Great Khan
hasEffect future expansion of the Mongol Empire
succession of the Great Khan
hasRole confirmation of imperial succession
formal election of the Great Khan
legitimization of Ögedei’s rule
historicalPeriod Mongol Empire era
languageOfWorkOrName Mongolian
mainSubject election of the Great Khan
participant Mongol military leaders
Mongol nobility
Mongol princes
Tolui
members of the Borjigin clan
Ögedei Khan
pointInTime 1229
politicalFunction coordination of imperial policy
selection of supreme ruler
relatedTo Mongol Empire succession practices
Mongol conquests
surface form: Mongol expansion into Eurasia

institution of the Great Khan
significance consolidation of Mongol imperial authority
preparation for further Mongol conquests
transition from Genghis Khan to Ögedei Khan
significantEvent election of Ögedei Khan
temporalContext 13th century
usedProcedure consensus of Mongol princes
traditional kurultai customs

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Ögedei Khan appointedBy Kurultai of 1229
Mongol Empire administration (historically) usedInstitution Kurultai of 1229
subject surface form: Mongol Empire administration
this entity surface form: kurultai
Ugedei Khan appointedBy Kurultai of 1229
subject surface form: Ögedei Khan
this entity surface form: kurultai of 1229