Güyük Khan

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Güyük Khan was the third Great Khan of the Mongol Empire, ruling briefly in the 1240s and known for consolidating Mongol authority while facing internal dynastic tensions.

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Güyük Khan canonical 12
Guyuk Khan 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Great Khan of the Mongol Empire
Mongol ruler
historical figure
associatedWith Batu Khan NERFINISHED
Töregene Khatun’s regency
birthDate c. 1206
burialPlace Mongol imperial burial grounds (probable, exact location uncertain)
causeOfDeath sudden illness
conflict power struggle among Genghisid princes
countryOfCitizenship Mongol Empire
deathDate 1248
deathPlace Qum-Senggir
dynasty Borjigin
era 13th century
ethnicGroup Mongol
father Ögedei Khan NERFINISHED
fullName Güyük Khan NERFINISHED
gender male
givenName Güyük
grandfather Genghis Khan NERFINISHED
house House of Ögedei
languageSpoken Mongolian
militaryRole Mongol commander in western campaigns before his accession
mother Töregene Khatun
notableEvent conflict with Batu Khan
correspondence with Pope Innocent IV
election as Great Khan at the kurultai of 1246
tensions within the Toluid and Ögedeid branches of the imperial family
notableFor brief reign as third Great Khan of the Mongol Empire
struggles with internal dynastic opposition
notableWork consolidation of Mongol imperial authority
participatedIn Mongol invasions of Europe
surface form: Mongol invasion of Eastern Europe
policy attempt to strengthen central authority of the Great Khan over regional princes
support for his mother Töregene Khatun’s regency faction
positionHeld Great Khan
surface form: Great Khan of the Mongol Empire
predecessor Ögedei Khan NERFINISHED
realm Mongol Empire
reignEnd 1248
reignStart 1246
religion Tengrism
sentLetterTo Pope Innocent IV
spouse Oghul Khoimish
surface form: Oghul Qaimish
successor Möngke Khan
title Great Khan NERFINISHED
Great Khan
surface form: Khagan

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Ögedei Khan successor Güyük Khan
Ögedei Khan child Güyük Khan
Möngke Khan predecessor Güyük Khan
Great Khan positionHeldBy Güyük Khan
Mongol Empire notableRuler Güyük Khan
this entity surface form: Guyuk Khan
papal bull "Cum non solum" addressedTo Güyük Khan
subject surface form: Cum non solum
papal bull "Cum non solum" recipient Güyük Khan
subject surface form: Cum non solum
Töregene Khatun motherOf Güyük Khan
Töregene Khatun successor Güyük Khan
Shiremun relative Güyük Khan
Karakorum capitalDuringReignOf Güyük Khan
Mangu Khan predecessor Güyük Khan
subject surface form: Möngke Khan
Qaʾan titleHolder Güyük Khan