Borjigin Manggala

Timeline

1. 1272–1273Kaicheng · NorthwestKublai Khan enfeoffed his third son Manggala as Prince of Anxi to garrison the Tangut lands, soon raising him to Prince of Qin. He set up a princely chancellor's office at Kaicheng in the Liupan Mountains, governing the vast Shaanxi-Gansu-Sichuan region with extremely heavy military and political power, and was regarded as a strong contender for the heir's position.
2. 1277Mongolian steppe · Mongolian PlateauManggala, together with Bayan and others, led troops to help suppress the rebellion of imperial prince Shirigi, demonstrating his important military role and further consolidating Kublai's control over the Mongolian steppe and the northwest.
3. 1280Kaicheng, Liupan Mountains · NorthwestManggala died of illness at his princely estate around 1280, cause of death unknown. Kublai abolished the princely chancellor's office and established provincial administrations to curtail vassal power, later permitting his son Ananda to inherit the title Prince of Anxi. Manggala was never invested as crown prince during his lifetime; the succession passed to Zhenjin's line.