Elbeg Nigülesügchi Khan
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| Elbeg Nigülesügchi Khan | |||||||||||||
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| Khagan of the Mongols | |||||||||||||
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| Khagan of Northern Yuan dynasty | |||||||||||||
| Reign | 1393–1399 | ||||||||||||
| Coronation | 1393 | ||||||||||||
| Predecessor | Engke Khan | ||||||||||||
| Successor | Gün Temür Khan | ||||||||||||
| Born | 1361 | ||||||||||||
| Died | 1399 (aged 37–38) | ||||||||||||
| Consort | Kobeguntai | ||||||||||||
| Consort | Oljeitu the Beautiful lady | ||||||||||||
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| House | Borjigin | ||||||||||||
| Dynasty | Northern Yuan | ||||||||||||
Nigülesügchi Khan (Mongolian: нигүүлсэгч хаан; Chinese: 尼古埒蘇克齊汗), born Elbeg (Mongolian: Элбэг; Chinese: 額勒伯克), was a khagan of the Northern Yuan dynasty, reigning from 1393 to 1399. Elbeg was the younger brother of Jorightu Khan and ruled for seven years. His regnal title "Nigülesügchi Khagan" means "Merciful Emperor" in the Mongolian language. Border skirmishes with the Ming dynasty and Oirat rebellion plagued his reign.
Reign[]
During his reign, the Oirats began to openly challenge the authority of the Borjigin family and the Ming dynasty repulsed Northern Yuan invasions. According to Tsagaan Sechen, Elbeg was charged with responsibility for all things wrong.
To prevent hostilities from the Taifu's family, he gave his daughter Samur Gunj in marriage to the Taifu's son.[1]
Ugetchi Khashikha who was ruler of the Oirads at the time, resisted the Khagan's decision to appoint a new ruler over his tribes. He persuaded Batula that the violent khan who had killed his own kin could was not fit to be Emperor. Batula wanted to avenge the death of his father as well.
In 1399, Elbeg Nigülesügchi Khagan was defeated by the Four Oirats and was killed by their leaders, Ugetchi Khashikha and Batula, as a result. Several months after his death, his crown was succeeded by his eldest son Gün Temür Khan. Allied with the late khan's principal consort Kobeguntai who was jealous of Elbeg's issue with Oljeitu, Ugetchi Khashikha seized his harem and all his properties.
Issue[]
See also[]
- List of khans of the Northern Yuan dynasty
References[]
- ^ Weatherford. p. 142.
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- Jack Weatherford - The Secret History of the Mongol Queens: How the Daughters of Genghis Khan Rescued His Empire Crown 2010
- 1361 births
- 1399 deaths
- Northern Yuan rulers
- 14th-century Mongol rulers
- 14th-century Chinese monarchs
- Filicides