Toghon Temur Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Toghon Temur, based on 3 World History Database records associated with China.

3 records1333–13683 events2 places

Chronological biography

1333

Yuan Rule Begins19 July 1333

Government / Yuan Dynasty · Emperor · Dadu

Toghon Temur becomes emperor of the Yuan dynasty

1368

Flight from DaduSeptember 1368

Warfare / Ming Yuan War · Emperor · Dadu

The Yuan emperor flees north as Ming armies capture Dadu

Northern Yuan RetreatSeptember 1368

Government / Yuan Dynasty · Emperor · Shangdu

Toghon Temur retreats to Shangdu and continues Yuan rule in the north

Titles and roles

Emperor

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.