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Shiremün

Type Figure Region Mongol Empire Time 1233–1252 Also known as Shiremün、Shiremun、Siremün、昔列门、锡列门、昔里蛮

Shiremün (also Shiremün, Shiremun), grandson of Ögedei and son of Köchü, of the Ögedeid imperial line;…

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  1. 1233–1250Karakorum · Mongolian PlateauSon of Crown Prince Köchü. After Köchü's death in 1236, Ögedei designated Shiremün as heir. After Ögedei's death in 1241, Oghul Qaimish acted as regent and installed Güyük in 1246; Shiremün did not obtain the throne. After Güyük's death, Oghul Qaimish at one point held Shiremün as regent.
  2. 1251–1252Northern steppe · Mongolian PlateauAfter Möngke's accession in 1251, Oghul Qaimish and Ögedei-line princes conspired against Möngke. The plot failed; Oghul Qaimish was thrown into a river and executed, Shiremün was implicated, demoted and executed, becoming a landmark event in Möngke's purge of the Ögedei line.

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