Ögedei Khan
Khan of the Mongol Empire (c.1186-1241) (r. 1229-1241) · Died at 55
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Something wrong?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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Statue of Ögedei Khan in Sükhbaatar Square, Ulaanbaatar. Together with Kublai Khan's, and the much larger Genghis Khan's statues, it forms a statue complex dedicated to the Mongol Empire.
Coronation of Ögedei in 1229, by Rashid al-Din, early 14th century
Kingdom of Georgia in 1184-1230
Detail of miniature from the Illustrated Chronicle of Ivan the Terrible depicting the Mongols capturing a city (16th century)
Ögedei Khan in traditional Mongolian script
Stone tortoise of Karakorum
Islamic-style gold dinar minted in Karakorum during the reign of Ögedei Khan.Family
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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 that same year. He built Karakorum as the empire's capital, developed tax systems and trade networks with advisors like Yelü Chucai, and expanded his father's domain into the largest land empire in history. His son Güyük succeeded him.
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