Gegeen Khan (Mongolian: Гэгээн хаан; Mongol script: ᠭᠡᠭᠡᠨ ᠬᠠᠭᠠᠨ; Shidebal Gegegen qaγan; Chinese: 格堅汗), born Shidibala (ᠰᠢᠳᠡᠪᠠᠯᠠ; 碩德八剌), also known by his temple name as the Emperor Yingzong of Yuan (Chinese: 元英宗; February 22, 1302 – September 4, 1323), was an emperor of the Yuan dynasty of China. Apart from Emperor of China, he is regarded as the ninth Great Khan of the Mongol Empire, although it was only nominal due to the division of the empire. His personal name "Shidibala" (शुद्ध पाल्) in Sanskrit means "purity protection" and his regnal name "Gegeen Khan" means "enlightened/bright khan" in the Mongolian language.
Early in his short reign, the Khunggirat faction played a key role in the Yuan court. When his grandmother Dagi (Targi) and the grand councillor Temuder died in 1322, his opponents seemed to have triumphed. Despite the Emperor's aim to reform the government based on the Confucian principles, Temuder's faction linked up with the Alan guard and assassinated the emperor in 1323. This was the first violent transition struggle in the Yuan dynasty's history, which is also known as the Coup d'état at Nanpo (南坡之變), that an emperor was overthrown by a group led by a non-Borjigin.
GegeenKhan (Mongolian: Гэгээн хаан; Mongol script: ᠭᠡᠭᠡᠨ ᠬᠠᠭᠠᠨ; Shidebal Gegegen qaγan; Chinese: 格堅汗), born Shidibala (ᠰᠢᠳᠡᠪᠠᠯᠠ; 碩德八剌), also known by...
publishing or translating a number of Chinese books and works. Emperor GegeenKhan, Ayurbarwada's son and successor, ruled for only two years, from 1321...
start of her grandson GegeenKhan's reign in early 1320 she returned to political scene, restoring Temüder to government. Gegeen was already installed...
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of different dynasties. Before Kublai Khan announced the dynastic name "Great Yuan" in 1271, Khagans (Great Khans) of the Mongol Empire (Ikh Mongol Uls)...
succession. Apart from Emperor of China, he is regarded as the 11th Great Khan of the Mongol Empire, although it was only nominal due to the division of...
Altan's leadership in exchange for giving the title "GegeenKhan" to him. As a result, Daraisung Guden Khan was forced to relocate his imperial court to the...
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a compromise with Altan in exchange for giving the title "GegeenKhan" to him. Altan Khan, who controlled the Ordos tumen of the Huang He or Yellow River...
throne. Apart from Emperor of China, he is also considered the 14th Great Khan of the Mongol Empire, although it was only nominal due to the division of...
unknown if these coins were already cast under Genghis Khan or if production started under Kublai Khan during the Yuan dynasty as these coins are undocumented...
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or translating a number of Chinese books and works. The next emperor, GegeenKhan, Ayurbarwada's son and successor, continued his father's policies to...
(khagans-emperors and regents) of the Mongol Empire posthumously honored by Kublai Khan as Yuan emperors. Legend: Orange denotes monarchs of the Mongol Empire Teal...
Chinese: 海迷失; pinyin: Hǎimíshī, died 1251) was the principal wife of Güyük Khan and ruled as regent over the Mongol Empire after the death of her husband...
hers. She was created Empress Dowager in 1320 by his son, now Emperor GegeenKhan. However, she soon died in 1322, around the very time Dagi fell from...
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