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Death of Güyük Khan

Type Event Region Mongolian Plateau Time 1248

In 1248, Güyük, the third Great Khan of the Mongol Empire, died of illness near Qum-Senggir while returning to the Mongolian Plateau, aged only in hi…

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  1. 1247–1248western Mongolian Plateau · Mongolian PlateauAfter Güyük's accession, tensions with Batu escalated. Around 1247 he assembled a large army to march west against the Golden Horde, but when the army reached the Qum-Senggir area the Great Khan fell ill and the campaign was forced to halt.
  2. 1248Qum-Senggir · Mongolian PlateauGüyük died of illness in camp without leaving a clear successor. News of his death reaching Karakorum plunged the empire once again into a struggle between regency and khan selection, setting the stage for Oghul Qaimish's regency and Möngke's later coup.

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