Gün Temür Khan

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Gün Temür Khan
Khagan of the Mongols
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Khagan of Northern Yuan dynasty
Reign1399–1402
Coronation1400
PredecessorElbeg Nigülesügchi Khan
SuccessorÖrüg Temür Khan
Born1377[1]
Died1402 (aged 24–25)
IssueToqoqan Khan[2]
HouseBorjigin
DynastyNorthern Yuan dynasty
FatherElbeg Nigülesügchi Khan

Gün Temür (Mongolian: Гүнтөмөр; Chinese: 坤帖木兒) was a khagan of the Northern Yuan dynasty, reigning from 1400 to 1402. Gün Temür was the eldest son of Elbeg Nigülesügchi Khan. His name, Gün Temür, means "Deep (intellectually) Iron" in the Mongolian language.

Reign[]

In an attempt to consolidate his authority over the state of Kara Del in Hami, Gün Temür murdered Engke-Temur who allied with the Ming dynasty.[3]

In 1402, Gün Temür was defeated by Gulichi (possibly with Arughtai), who killed him as a result. Several months after his death, the Northern Yuan throne was succeeded by his younger brother Öljei Temür Khan Bunyashiri.

See also[]

  • List of khans of the Northern Yuan dynasty

References[]

  1. ^ Tsagaan Sechen-Erdenyin Tobchi
  2. ^ Chinggisid rulers (part 1)
  3. ^ The Cambridge History of Inner Asia: The Chinggisid Age, (edited by Nicola Di Cosmo, Allen J. Frank and Peter B. Golden), September 28, 2009. ISBN 978-0521849265. p. 162.
Gün Temür Khan
 Died: 1402
Regnal titles
Preceded by Khagan of the Northern Yuan dynasty
1400–1402
Succeeded by
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