Toghto

Timeline

1. 1340–1344Dadu · BeijingIn 1340 he conspired with Toghon Temür and his father Maqartai to depose Bayan, and that same year became left chancellor. He pursued more pragmatic policies, restored the imperial examination, corrected some of Bayan's harsh measures, and initiated compilation of the History of Song and the other three histories.
2. 1345–1350Dadu · BeijingHe was dismissed as chancellor in 1344 and recalled in 1349 because of famine and Yellow River flooding. During this period he promoted issuing Zhizheng notes, planned the Yellow River diversion and sea transport of grain tribute, while the scale of the works and conscription of laborers sparked fierce court and public debate, planting seeds for later political crisis.