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Töregene Khatun (also Turakina, Mongolian: Дөргэнэ, ᠲᠦᠷᠭᠡᠨ ᠡ) (d. 1246) was the Great Khatun and regent of the Mongol Empire from the death of her husband Ögedei Khan in 1241 until the election of her eldest son Güyük Khan in 1246.
1078: Töregene Khatun. Ruled the Mongol Empire from 1241 to 1246 AD. Born: c.1185 AD, Merkit Region of the Mongol Empire (Present-day parts of Mongolia and Russia) Died: c.1265 AD, Mongol Empire. Töregene was the daughter-in-law of Genghis Khan (through a forced marriage). Her new Mongol husband was actually her second.
Töregene Khatun: Empress of the World Empire Like many other Mongol women prior to 1206, Töregene Khatun’s (d. 1246) incorporation into Chinggis Khan’s royal family was the result of the military defeat of her tribal group by followers of the expanding Mongol confederacy. 10 Belonging to a subjugated group of people did not
Töregene Khatun (also Turakina, Mongolian: Дөргөнэ, ᠲᠦᠷᠭᠡᠨ ᠡ) (d. 1246) was the Great Khatun and ruler of the Mongol Empire from the death of her husband Ögedei Khan in 1241 until her oldest son Güyük Khan became the Great Khan in 1246.
2 de oct. de 2019 · One of these is Töregene, the widow of Chinggis Khan’s son and heir, who rose from a disadvantageous position as a lesser wife married through brutal conquest to become the paramount empress and regent. Then she publicly thwarted her husband’s dying wish in order to put her own candidate on the throne rather than his.
Toregene had assumed the title of yeke khatun as early as April 1240. Ogedei died in December 1241. Officially Toregene took the throne in early 1242 and reigned until 1246, a period of 4 years on paper, but 5-6 in practical terms.
This work aims to examine Töregene Khatun’s status and activities from being Ögedei’s khatun until his death. Keywords: Töregene Khatun, Regent, Ögedei, Fateme.
