Manduul Khan
| Manduul 滿都魯 ᠮᠠᠨᠳᠤᠭᠤᠯ | |||||
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| Khagan of the Mongols | |||||
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| Reign | 1475–1478 | ||||
| Coronation | 1475 | ||||
| Predecessor | Molon Khan | ||||
| Successor | Dayan Khan | ||||
| Born | 1438 | ||||
| Died | 1478 (age 39–40) | ||||
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| House | Borjigin | ||||
| Dynasty | Northern Yuan | ||||
Manduul (also spelled Manduuluu, Manduyul or Manduyulun; Mongolian: Мандуул; Chinese: 滿都魯), (1438–1478) was a khagan of the Northern Yuan dynasty, reigning from 1475 to 1478. He was the younger half-brother of Taisun Khan.
Early life
After the death of his nephew Molon Khan, the position remain vacant for nearly a decade as warring Mongol clans fought each other for dominance. Manduul Khan was married to Yeke Qabar-tu, daughter of the Turfan-based warlord Beg-Arslan, sometime between 1463 and 1465.[1] The two disliked each other, and their marriage produced no children.[1] In 1464, he also married Mandukhai, who was only sixteen years old at the time.[1] It was not until 1475 that Manduul Khan was finally crowned as the new khan. Manduul is the earliest Mongol chief known to have actually headed the Chakhar myriarchy.[2]
Reign
During his short rule, Manduul Khan successfully strengthened the power of khan and reduced the power of nobles, and paved the way for his adopted son and great-grandnephew Dayan Khan (Batu Möngke) who succeeded him as Manduul Khan had no direct male heirs, and most sources report that he had no children at all.[3]
In Fiction
Manduul's later life is also fictionalized in books one and two of the historical fiction Fractured Empire Saga, by Starr Z. Davies, published 2021-2022,[4] a four-book series: Daughter of the Yellow Dragon, Lords of the Black Banner, Mother of the Blue Wolf, Empress of the Jade Realm.
He is also a character who appears in the historical novel "Manduchai" written by German Author Tanja Kinkel in 2014.
See also
References
- ^ a b c Weatherford, Jack (2010). The secret history of the Mongol queens : how the daughters of Genghis Khan rescued his empire (1st ed.). New York: Crown Publishers. pp. 155–156. ISBN 9780307407153. OCLC 354817523.
- ^ Uradyn Erden Bulag-Nationalism and hybridity in Mongolia, p. 73.
- ^ Weatherford 2010, p. 159.
- ^ Fractured Empire Saga, by Starr Z. Davies, published 2021-2022