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Accession of Yuan Wenzong Tugh Temür

Type Event Region China Time 1333

Yuan Wenzong Tugh Temür (Borjigin Tugh Temür) took the throne twice, in Tianli 1 (1328) and Tianli 2 (1329), founded the Zhishun era, and died in the…

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  1. 1332Yuan Shangdu · Inner MongoliaYuan Wenzong Tugh Temür died at Shangdu, leaving a posthumous edict passing the throne to Yuan Mingzong Külüg Temür's son. The powerful minister El Temür raised Mingzong's young son Irinchibal as emperor, Yuan Ningzong.
  2. 1333Dadu · North ChinaNingzong reigned only fifty-odd days before dying. El Temür wished to raise Wenzong's son Yen-Temür, but Empress Dowager Budashiri insisted on Mingzong's eldest son Toghon Temür. El Temür died in the fifth month of Zhishun 4, and Shundi was enthroned at Shangdu on the eighth day of the sixth month.
  3. 1333Dadu · North ChinaHis nephew Toghon Temür granted Tugh Temür the posthumous name Shengming Yuanxiao Emperor and temple name Wenzong, with the Mongolian honorific Jayaghatu Khan, formally establishing his historical standing.

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