Ogedei ibn Genghis Khan
أوكداي بن جنكزخان
Ogedei ibn Genghis Khan; his father made him heir and he sat on the throne as Great Khan, removing to Genghis's old homeland between Khita and the Uyghur lands where Qaraqorum held his seat at the centre of the circle of his sons' dominions — he dispatched armies to the land of Rum with a Mongol amir who took it from the Qilij Arslanids, and Monke ibn Tolui succeeded him.
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
Ogedei ibn Genghis Khan and brother of Jochi. According to Ibn Khaldun in "al-Ibar", his father made him his heir and he sat on the throne after him, and he appointed the great khans 1.
He moved to the old homeland of Genghis Khan between the Khitai and the Uighurs, which is Turkistan and Kashgar. There is the city of Karakorum, where his seat was. He sent troops to the lands of Rum with a commander of the Mongols, who took it from the hands of the Banu Qilij Arslan. After him, Mongkefan ibn Tului succeeded 1.
Connections
- Child of
- جنكزخان قان التتار
- Sibling of
- Jochi (Tushi) ibn Genghis Khan
People and things also explored
Chaghatay ibn Genghis Khan· جنكزخان قان التتار· Jochi (Tushi) ibn Genghis Khan· هلاك خوارزمشاه بجزيرة بحر قزوين· غدر خوارزمشاه بتجار التتار وقتل الرسل· خروج التتر إلى بلاد الإسلام· استيلاء التتر على مازندران وأخذ ذخائر أم خوارزم شاه· الوقعة التي أفنت الخطا
Sources
- Kitab al-Ibar of Ibn Khaldun
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