List of Mongol Khans

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This is the list of Mongol Khans and Khagans.

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[edit] Great Khan of the Mongol Empire

[edit] Yuan Dynasty

Temple names Posthumous names Khan Names Given names Period of Reigns Era names and their according range of years
Convention: use first name (e.g. Temüjin) or Khan names for khans before Kublai Khan. Use "Yuan" + temple name or posthumous name after. A mix of the three for Kublai Khan.
Shizu (世祖 Shìzǔ) too tedious; thus, not used when referring to this sovereign Kublai Khan Borjigin Kublai (孛兒只斤忽必烈 Bóérzhījīn Hūbìliè) 1271-1294 Zhiyuan (至元 Zhìyuán) 1264-1294
Chengzong (成宗 Chéngzōng) too tedious; thus, not used when referring to this sovereign Temür Öljeytü Khân Borjigin Temür (孛兒只斤鐵木耳 Bóérzhījīn Tiěmù'ěr) 1294-1307 Yuanzhen (元貞 Yuánzhēn) 1295-1297

Dade (大德 Dàdé) 1297-1307
Wuzong (武宗 Wǔzōng) too tedious; thus, not used when referring to this sovereign Qayshan Gülük Borjigin Qayshan (孛兒只斤海山 Bóérzhījīn Hǎishān) 1308-1311 Zhida (至大 Zhìdà) 1308-1311
Renzong (仁宗 Rénzōng) too tedious; thus, not used when referring to this sovereign Ayurparibhadra Borjigin Ayurparibhadra (孛兒只斤愛育黎拔力八達 Bóérzhījīn Àiyùlíbálìbādá) 1311-1320 Huangqing (皇慶 Huángqìng) 1312-1313

Yanyou (延祐 Yányòu) 1314-1320
Yingzong (英宗 Yīngzōng) too tedious; thus, not used when referring to this sovereign Suddhipala Gege'en Borjigin Suddhipala (孛兒只斤碩德八剌 Bóérzhījīn Shuòdébālá) 1321-1323 Zhizhi (至治 Zhìzhì) 1321-1323
Jinzong (晉宗 Jìnzōng) (1) Taiding Di (泰定帝 Tàidìng Dì) (2) Yesün-Temür Borjigin Yesün-Temür (孛兒只斤也孫鐵木兒 Bóérzhījīn Yěsūntiěmùér) 1323-1328 Taiding (泰定 Tàidìng) 1321-1328

Zhihe (致和 Zhìhé) 1328
did not exist (1) Tianshun Di (天順帝 Tiānshùn Dì) (2) Arigaba Borjigin Arigaba (孛兒只斤阿速吉八 Bóérzhījīn Āsùjíbā) 1328 Tianshun (天順 Tiānshùn) 1328
Wenzong (文宗 Wénzōng) too tedious; thus, not used when referring to this sovereign Jijaghatu Toq-Temür Borjigin Toq-Temür (孛兒只斤圖鐵木兒 Bóérzhījīn Tútiěmùér) 1328-1329 and 1329-1332 Tianli (天曆 Tiānlì) 1328-1330

Zhishun (至順 Zhìshùn) 1330-1332
Mingzong (明宗 Míngzōng) too tedious; thus, not used when referring to this sovereign Qoshila Qutuqtu Borjigin Qoshila (孛兒只斤和世剌 Bóérzhījīn Héshìlà) 1329 did not exist
Ningzong (寧宗 Níngzōng) too tedious; thus, not used when referring to this sovereign Irinchibal Borjigin Irinchibal (孛兒只斤懿璘質班 Bóérzhījīn Yìlínzhìbān) 1332 Zhishun (至順 Zhìshùn) 1332
Huizong (惠宗 Huìzōng) (1) Shundi (順帝 Shùndì) Toghan-Temür Borjigin Toghan-Temür (孛兒只斤妥懽鐵木兒 Bóérzhījīn Tuǒhuān Tiěmùér) 1333-1370 Zhishun (至順 Zhìshùn) 1333

Yuantong (元統 Yuántǒng) 1333-1335
Zhiyuan (至元 Zhìyuán) 1335-1340
Zhizheng (至正 Zhìzhèng) 1341-1368
Zhiyuan (至元 Zhìyuán) 1368-1370
(1) Convention: for these souverigns only, use "yuan" + posthumous name, i.e. 元泰定帝 Yuán Tài Dìng Dì.

(2) Not actually a posthumous name, but adopted from era name.

[edit] Post-Imperial Mongolia (Northern Yuan)

The following Khans are successors of Dayan Khan and directly ruled the Chahar. They had suzerainty over other Mongol tümens, but were unable to exercise their authority over them.

[edit] Golden Horde

[edit] White Horde

White Horde or Цагаан ордон was khanate of Jochi's eldest son Orda.

[edit] Blue Horde

Actual rulers of Jochid Ulus (Kipchak Khanate) were members of House of Batu till Tokhtamysh.

[edit] Il Khanate

After the murder of Arpa, the regional states established during the disintegration of the Ilkhanate raised their own candidates as claimants.

Claimants from eastern Persia (Khurasan):

  • Togha Temür (c. 1338-1353) (recognized by the Kartids 1338-1349; by the Jalayirids 1338-1339, 1340-1344; by the Sarbadars 1338-1341, 1344, 1353)
  • Luqman (1353-1388) (son of Togha Temür)

[edit] Chagatai Khanate

The Chagatai Khanate is split into two parts, western and eastern (Moghulistan). For the eastern khans, see Khans of Moghulistan, below.

From 1370 on, the Chagatai Khans were puppets of Timur.


[edit] Ogodeid ulus

[edit] 20th century Mongolia

[edit] See also