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Succession

Mongolia · Warfare / Mongol-Empire War. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

9Records
1194–1261Date range
6Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1194

Ghengis1194

Warfare / Mongol-Empire War

Assumes the title Ghengis Khan meaning "universal lord"

1206

Ghengis1206

Karakorum · Warfare / Mongol-Empire War

Confirmed as "Ghengis Khan" after campaigning for 12 years to unite the Mongol empire

1225

Ghengis1225

Warfare / Mongol-Empire War

Names Ogatai as his successor

1227

Ogatai1227

Warfare / Mongol-Empire War

Succeeds as Khan

1246

Batu1246

Warfare / Mongol-Empire War

Succeeds as Khan of eastern Europe & north west Asia, the Khanate of the Golden Horde

Kuguk1246

Warfare / Mongol-Empire War

Succeeds as Khan

1248

Mangu1248

Warfare / Mongol-Empire War

Succeeds as Khan in the east

1260

Kublai1260

Warfare / Mongol-Empire War

Succeeds as Khan

1261

Kublai1261

Warfare / Mongol-Empire War

Defeats his brother Arik-Buka & Ogatais grandson Kaidu in a civil war

Names involved

BatuGhengisKublaiKugukManguOgatai

Provenance

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