Toqoqan was a member of the ruling family of the Mongol Empire. He was a son of the khan of the Golden Horde, Batu. Through his father, he was also a great-grandson of the Mongol emperor Genghis Khan. Though Toqoqan never reigned himself, many subsequent khans were descended from him.[1]
| Toqoqan | |
|---|---|
| Spouse | Köchü Khatun (Buka Ujin) |
| Issue | Tartu Mengu-Timur Tode Mongke Toqïqonqa Ügechi |
| House | Borjigin |
| Dynasty | Golden Horde |
| Father | Batu Khan |
His chief wife was Köchü Khatun, also known as Buka Ujin of the Oirats.[2][3] Her father (or possibly brother) was Buqa-Temür, who was a grandson of Genghis Khan through his daughter Checheikhen.[4][5]
Toqoqan had five sons, of whom the eldest, Tartu, became father of the Khan Talabuga. Two further sons, Mengu-Timur and Tode Mongke, both by Köchü Khatun, were also khans of the Golden Horde.[6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Polo, Marco (2016). The Description of the World. Translated by Sharon Kinoshita. Hackett Publishing Company, Incorporated. p. XXXIV. ISBN 978-1-62466-438-0.
- ^ Rashid-al-Din Hamadani (1999). Compendium of Chronicles: a History of the Mongols: Part 2. Translated by Wheeler Thackston. Harvard University, Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations. p. 352.
- ^ Lane, George (25 January 2018). A Short History of the Mongols. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 84. ISBN 978-1-78673-339-9.
- ^ Broadbridge, Anne F. (2018). Women and the Making of the Mongol Empire. Cambridge University Press. p. 241. ISBN 978-1-108-42489-9.
- ^ Zhao, George Qingzhi (2008). Marriage as Political Strategy and Cultural Expression: Mongolian Royal Marriages from World Empire to Yuan Dynasty. Peter Lang. p. 141. ISBN 978-1-4331-0275-2.
- ^ Rashid-al-Din Hamadani (1971). The Successors of Genghis Khan; Transl. from the Persian of Rashīd Al-Dīn. Translated by John Andrew Boyle. Columbia University Press. pp. 109–10.
Further reading
edit- David Morgan, The Mongols, p. 224