Ögedei Khan
Khan of the Mongol Empire (c.1186-1241) (r. 1229-1241)
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The son who inherited half of Asia and kept going. Ögedei took the reins after Genghis Khan died and sent Mongol armies crashing into Europe, Persia, Korea, and China — building the largest contiguous empire the world had ever seen.
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Born around 1186, Ögedei was Genghis Khan's third son and fought through his father's campaigns, earning his reputation when he resolved a command dispute between his older brothers by taking sole charge and capturing Gurganj in 1221. After Genghis died in 1227, Ögedei was elected khan in 1229 following a two-year regency. He launched invasions that conquered the Jin dynasty by 1234, pushed into Korea and Persia, and sent armies under Batu Khan and Subutai deep into Europe — defeating Poland at Legnica and Hungary at Mohi in 1241 before pulling back, likely to settle succession after his death…
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