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Möngke Temür

Type Figure Region Golden Horde Time c. 1235–1280 Also known as Khan Möngke Temür

Möngke Temür was a prince of Batu's line in the Golden Horde, succeeding as khan in 1266 and ruling until 1280.…

Timeline

  1. 1266–1270Sarai · Lower VolgaMöngke Temür succeeded to the throne after Berke's death, establishing his capital at Sarai on the lower Volga, reorganizing the appanages of the princes, continuing the hostile policy toward the Ilkhanate, and beginning to establish diplomatic contacts with Byzantium.
  2. 1271–1280Golden Horde · Volga–Don steppeDuring this period Möngke Temür formed a marriage alliance with Byzantine emperor Michael VIII, maintained a military standoff with the Ilkhanate's Abaqa, and had tense relations with the western general Nogai; before his death in 1280 the Golden Horde still maintained suzerainty over the East European states.

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