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Elbeg Khan

Type Figure Region Mongolian Plateau Time c. 1340–1388 Also known as Northern Yuan Great Khan

Elbeg was a great khan of the Northern Yuan (Mongolia); he seized power in a coup in 1378, deposing Ukha Temür Khan, and nominally ruled the Mongolia…

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  1. 1381–1388Mongolian Plateau · Northern YuanFrom 1381 to 1388 Elbeg ruled the Mongol tribes in the name of great khan, but his authority was constrained by powerful ministers and princes, and he faced constant conflict with the Ming dynasty and internal factions; in 1388 he was assassinated by Yesüder and others, and the Northern Yuan fragmented further.

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