Monke Khan ibn Tolui
منكوفان بن طولي
Monke ibn Tolui ibn Genghis Khan, the Great Khan; ruling after Ogedei he set Chaghatay's sons under their uncle over Transoxiana by Genghis's bequest — his brother Berke of the Qipchaq urged him to seize the caliphate's domains and he assented, and informed of the Ismailis' corruption he dispatched his brother Hulagu to exterminate them and conquer Khita with their brother Qubilai; Hulagu crushed the Mulahida's castles then marched on Baghdad to the famous catastrophe.
At a glance
- Roles
- Ruler
- Era
- The Mongol and Post-Mongol Era
- Region
- Persia & Central Asia · China & East Asia
- Review
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Overview
In Ibn Khaldun's account
The sons of Chaghatai appointed their paternal uncle over the lands beyond the Oxus, in execution of Genghis Khan's testament to their father. His brother Berke, king of the Qipchaq, urged him to seize the lands of the caliphate, and he gave permission. 1
He learned of the affair of the Isma'ilis, and sent his brother Hulagu to fight them, and sent Qubilai to raid the lands of Khitai. Hulagu struck the Isma'ilis and took their fortresses, and then marched to Baghdad. 1
Connections
- Child of
- Tolui ibn Genghis Khan
- Sibling of
- هولاكو خان· Qubilai Khan ibn Tolui
People and things also explored
هولاكو خان· Qubilai Khan ibn Tolui· كتب هولاكو المهددة إلى الناصر صاحب دمشق· اجتياح التتار بغداد وقتل المستعصم· Abaga ibn Hulagu
Sources
- Kitab al-Ibar of Ibn Khaldun, p.1536
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