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Kököchin

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Also known as Kokochin, Kökejin, Kokejin, Kakujin, Kākūjīn, Cocacin, Kökechin, Kokechin

thumb|150px|Chinese characters for Kököchin. Kököchin, also Kökejin, Kūkājīn, Cocacin or Cozotine (Mongolian: ; ), was a 13th-century princess of the Mongol-led Chinese Yuan dynasty, belonging to the Mongol Bayaut tribe. In 1291, she was betrothed to the Ilkhanate khan Arghun by the Yuan founding emperor Kublai, but eventually was married to his son Ghazan when Arghun died by the time she arrived in Persia in 1293. The account of Kököchin's journey to Persia was given by Marco Polo, who was part of her entourage.

Key facts

Royalty.name
Kököchin Khatun
Royalty.succession
Khatun of Ilkhanate Empire
Royalty.consort
yes
Royalty.reign
1293–1296
Royalty.predecessor
Buluqhan Khatun
Royalty.successor
Uljay Qutlugh Khatun
Royalty.suc type
Next
Royalty.death_date
June 1296
Royalty.spouse
Ghazan Khan
Royalty.house
Bayaut

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Encyclopedic overview

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  • Name
  • Background
  • Accounts
  • Notes

thumb|150px|Chinese characters for Kököchin. Kököchin, also Kökejin, Kūkājīn, Cocacin or Cozotine (Mongolian: ; ), was a 13th-century princess of the Mongol-led Chinese Yuan dynasty, belonging to the Mongol Bayaut tribe. In 1291, she was betrothed to the Ilkhanate khan Arghun by the Yuan founding emperor Kublai, but eventually was married to his son Ghazan when Arghun died by the time she arrived in Persia in 1293. The account of Kököchin's journey to Persia was given by Marco Polo, who was part of her entourage.

== Name ==

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