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Toghon Temür

Type Figure Region China Time 1320–1370 Also known as Yuan Emperor Shun、Borjigin Toghon Temür、Huizong of Yuan

Toghon Temür (1320–1370), the last Yuan emperor, with temple name Huizong, granted the posthumous name Shundi by the Ming.…

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  1. 1331–1333Jingjiang · GuangxiAfter Emperor Wenzong's death, Empress Budashiri and El Temür, suspecting him of murdering his father, long postponed his accession. Toghon Temür, then thirteen, was brought to Liangxiang but then detained at Jingjiang, with court politics monopolized by El Temür.
  2. 1333Shangdu · Inner MongoliaAfter El Temür's death, Empress Dowager Budashiri and the princes and ministers enthroned Toghon Temür at Shangdu, changing the era name to Zhiyuan. After accession he made Yintegusi crown prince, and court politics gradually passed into Bayan's control.
  3. 1333–1339Dadu · DaduBayan served as grand chancellor, executed El Temür's remaining partisans, suspended the imperial examinations, and pursued policies excluding Han people, wielding power throughout the court. The emperor was young and most affairs were decided by Bayan; Emperor Shun gradually grew dissatisfied.
  4. 1340Dadu · DaduEmperor Shun allied with Bayan's nephew Toqto'a; taking advantage of Bayan's hunting trip, he closed the palace gates against him, launching a coup to dismiss and exile him. He then deposed Yintegusi, relocated Empress Dowager Budashiri, and changed the era name to Zhizheng, with court politics entering Toqto'a's governance period.

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