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Also Known As Kuyuk
Born 1206 • Mongolia
Died 1248 (aged 42) • Mongolia
Title / Office khan (1246-1248), Mongol empire
Notable Family Members father Ögödei
Genghis Khan
Genghis Khan
Mongol ruler
Kublai Khan
Kublai Khan
emperor of Yuan dynasty
Ögödei
Mongol khan
Möngke
Mongol khan
Altan
Mongol chief
Batu
Batu
Mongol ruler
Ligdan
khan of Mongolia
Temür
emperor of Yuan dynasty
Arigböge
Mongol chief
ʿAṭā Malek Joveynī
Persian historian
Maḥmūd Ghāzān
Maḥmūd Ghāzān
Mongol ruler of Persia
Arghūn
ruler of Iran
Togon-temür
emperor of Yuan dynasty
Bayan
Mongolian minister
Ulanhu
Chinese politician
Jöchi
Mongol prince
Sühbaatar, Damdiny
Damdiny Sühbaatar
Mongolian leader
Hülegü
Mongol ruler of Iran
Kaidu
khan of Mongolia
Berke
Mongol ruler