Güyük Khan
Third Great Khan of the Mongol Empire · Historical Figures · Lived 1206 to 1248 · aged 42
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Something wrong?Third ruler of the Mongol Empire, reigning just two years before dying at 42 - long enough to undo his mother's policies, count his subjects across continents, and pick a grand prince for Russia.
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Coin of David VI Narin citing Great Khan Güyük as overlord (Tiflis mint)
Guyuk khan's Stamp 1246
Güyük interrogeant Djamâl al-Dîn Mahmûd Hudjandî.jpg?width=1200)
Güyük Khan enthroned (Bibliothèque nationale de France, Supplément Persan 206 f.136).jpg?width=1200)
Güyük Khan questioning Djamâl al-Dîn Mahmûd Hudjandî (Bibliothèque nationale de France, Supplément Persan 206 f.136)
Güyük à la fête
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Born around March 1206, eldest son of Ögedei Khan and great-grandson of Genghis, Güyük cut his teeth on the conquest of Eastern Xia and rode west into Europe. When Ögedei died, the throne sat contested until 1246, when Güyük was finally enthroned as Khagan. He moved quickly: rolled back edicts his mother had imposed during the interregnum, ordered a census spanning the empire's reach, and installed Andrey II as grand prince of Vladimir, asserting Mongol sway over the Russian principalities. He died in April 1248, not yet 43, his reign a brief correction between longer rules.
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