Skip to content
Ariq Böke

Image by plusminusmasse on Pixabay · Pixabay License

EntityQ470293· pop 41· linked from 121 articles

Ariq Böke

Sign in to save

13th-century Mongolian monarch

OverviewAI-generated

Ariq Böke was a male khan of the Mongol Empire, born in 1219 and deceased in 1266. He belonged to the Genghisid family and was the son of Tolui and Sorghaghtani Beki. His siblings included Kublai Khan, Hulegu Khan, Qutuqtu, and Möngke Khan. Ariq Böke was the father of Melig-Temür.

He held the position of khan and is described in the New History of Yuan. Ariq Böke died in the Mongol Empire.

Synthesized by Vinony from 17 facts across 3 sources: Wikidata, Crossref, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Music · MusicBrainz

via MusicBrainz · CC0

Key facts

Reign
11 August 1259 – 21 August 1264
Predecessor
Möngke Khan
Successor
Kublai Khan
Born
c. 1219 , Mongol Empire
Died
1266 (aged 46 – 47)
Spouse
Elchiqmash Khatun Qutiqta Khatun Qutlu Khatun Iraghui Khatun Eshitai Khatun
Issue
Yubuqur , Meliktemur , Tamachi, Nayirbukha , Haluhan Ahai, Neguder ahai, Nomuhan Ahai

via Wikipedia infobox

~8 min read

Encyclopedic overview

HouseBorjigin FatherTolui Khan MotherSorghaghtani Beki ReligionTengrism

Ariq Böke (c. 1219–1266) was the seventh and youngest son of Tolui and a grandson of Genghis Khan. After the death of his brother the Great Khan Möngke, Ariq Böke claimed the title of the Great Khan of the Mongol Empire and briefly took power while his brothers Kublai and Hulagu were absent from the Mongolian Plateau. When Kublai returned for an election in 1260, rival factions could not agree, and elected both claimants, Kublai and Ariq Böke, to the throne, resulting in the Toluid Civil War that fragmented the Mongol Empire. Ariq Böke was supported by the traditionalists of the Mongol Empire, while his brother Kublai was supported by the senior princes of North China and Manchuria.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ariq Böke” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.