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Tokhta

Type Figure Region Golden Horde Time c. 1250–1312 Also known as Khan Tokhta、Tokhta Khan

Tokhta was a khan of the Golden Horde, living c.1250–1312 and acceding in 1290;…

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  1. c. 1250–1290Sarai · Lower VolgaTokhta was a son of Möngke Temür and a descendant of Batu, enduring exile and restoration during the succession struggles among Golden Horde khans. In the 1280s, with support from Ilkhan Arghun and others, he defeated his rival and acceded as khan in 1290.
  2. 1290–1312Sarai · RussiaDuring his reign he rebuilt khanate authority over the Volga–Don steppe, defeating and killing Nogai in 1299 and ending the semi-independent western military-political group. He tightened suzerainty over the Rus' principalities and executed the disobedient Grand Prince of Moscow, Andrey III. He died in 1312 and was succeeded by his brother Özbeg.

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