Mengu-Timur, king of the Dasht
منكوتمر بن طغان ملك الدست
1282 CE · 681 AH
Mengu-Timur ibn Taghan ibn Batu (Naju) ibn Jochi, king of the northern Dasht after Berke in 665 AH; long of days, he marched on Constantinople in 670 whose king met him in submission, then on Syria in 680 in concert with Abaga — besieged Hama and met disaster at Homs against al-Mansur Qalawun — dying in 681, when his son Tudan succeeded.
At a glance
- Roles
- Ruler
- Era
- The Mongol and Post-Mongol Era
- Region
- Persia & Central Asia · Anatolia
- Review
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Life in time
Overview
Mengu Timur ibn Tughan ibn Nazu Khan ibn Dushi (Jochi), king of the Dasht in the north after Berke, in 665 AH. 1
His rule
Ibn Khaldun says that his days were long, and that in 670 AH he marched on Constantinople, where its king met him in submission and desire, and he turned back from it. 1
Then in 680 AH he marched on the lands of Syria in support of Abagha ibn Hulagu, and besieged Hama. The reverse came upon him near Homs from al-Mansur Qalawun. 1
His death
He died in 681 AH (1282 CE, the conversion is derived), and his son Tudan ruled after him. He is one of the rulers of the Golden Horde. 1
Connections
- Ruler of
- The Jochid state of the Dasht (Golden Horde)
- Parent of
- Tuda-Mengu ibn Mengu-Timur
People and things also explored
Tuda-Mengu ibn Mengu-Timur· The Jochid state of the Dasht (Golden Horde)· Janibeg ibn Uzbek Khan· Jochi (Tushi) ibn Genghis Khan· Toqtamish ibn Burdbik, lord of Saray· Uzbek Khan ibn Tughriljay
Sources
- Kitab al-Ibar of Ibn Khaldun, p.1539
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islam.museum contributors. “Mengu-Timur, king of the Dasht”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/mengu-timur-dashti/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.