File:Guyuk_khan_from_Persian_miniature.jpg · Wikimedia Commons · See Wikimedia Commons
Güyük Khan
Sign in to saveAlso known as Kuyuk, Kuyak, Guiyou, Ding Zong, Yuán Dìngzōng
Third Great Khan of the Mongol Empire
Güyük Khan was the third ruler of the Mongol Empire, a vast dominion that controlled much of Asia during the 13th century. His reign is significant because it represented a continuation of Mongol imperial power during a crucial period of the empire's expansion and consolidation.
AI-generated from the Wikipedia summary — may contain errors.
Key facts
- Reign
- 24 August 1246 – 20 April 1248
- Coronation
- 24 August 1246
- Predecessor
- Ögedei Khan Töregene Khatun (regent)
- Successor
- Oghul Qaimish (regent) Möngke Khan
- Born
- 19 March 1206, Khamag Mongol
- Died
- 20 April 1248 (aged 42), Mongol Empire
- Burial
- Unknown, presumptively Burkhan Khaldun
- Spouse
- Oghul Qaimish
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Mongol Empire
- Place of birth
- Khamag Mongol
- Place of death
- Mongol Empire
- Father
- Ögedei Khan
- Mother
- Töregene Khatun
- Sibling
- Khashi
- Occupation
- sovereign
- Religion
- Tengrism
- Family
- Genghisid
- Image
- Guyuk khan from Persian miniature.jpg
Show 10 more facts
- Commons category
- Güyük
- date of birth
- 1206-03-19
- date of death
- 1248-04-20
- name in native language
- Гүюг хаан
- ethnic group
- Mongols
- birth name
- Гүюг
- described by source
- New History of Yuan
- temple name
- 定宗
- posthumous name
- 簡平皇帝
- Commons Creator page
- Güyük Khan
Sources (1)
via Wikidata · CC0
~15 min read
Encyclopedic overview
HouseBorjigin FatherÖgedei Khan MotherTöregene ReligionChristianity Seal
Güyük Khan or Güyüg Khagan, mononymously Güyüg (c. 19 March 1206 – 20 April 1248), was the third Khagan of the Mongol Empire, the eldest son of Ögedei Khan and a grandson of Genghis Khan. He reigned from 1246 to 1248. He started his military career by participating in the conquest of Eastern Xia in China and later in the invasion of Europe. When his father died, he was enthroned as Khagan in 1246. During his almost two year reign, he reversed some of his mother's unpopular edicts and ordered an empire-wide census; he also held some authority over the Russian principalities, appointing Andrey II as the grand prince of Vladimir.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Güyük Khan” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.