Möngke Temür succeeds as Golden Horde khan

Timeline

1. 1267Near the Caucasus Mountains (within Georgia) · Caucasus regionBerke Khan led Golden Horde forces south against the Ilkhanate and died of illness on campaign near the Caucasus Mountains, ending the rule of the Golden Horde's first Muslim khan. His death directly triggered the khanate's succession process.
2. 1267Lower Volga steppe · Volga basinGolden Horde Mongol princes and nobles convened a kurultai by custom and elected Möngke Temür, grandson of Batu Khan and son of Töka-Timur, as great khan. As a direct-line descendant of Chinggis Khan he possessed the orthodox lineage required by traditional Mongol election procedures, and his accession was recognized by tribal leaders.
3. 1267–1280Sarai (Golden Horde capital) · Lower VolgaDuring his reign Möngke Temür issued yarliqs and minted coins, both bearing only his own khan title and no longer citing the suzerainty of the Mongol great khan (Kublai), becoming an institutional marker of the Golden Horde's formal declaration of political independence and laying the foundation for continued autonomy.