Tode Mongke
Khan of the Golden Horde from 1280 to 1287
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Tuda Mengu (also known as Tode Mongke and Tudamongke; Mongolian: Тодмөнх, romanized: Todmönkh or Tudamönkh, lit. 'Eternal Brightness'; Turki/Kypchak: تودا منکو; died 1287) was Khan of the Golden Horde, a division of the Mongol Empire, from 1280 to 1287.[1][2] He was only the nominal ruler, and in 1287, Noghai forced him to abdicate.[3]
| Tuda Möngke Тодмөнх | |
|---|---|
| Khan | |
Tuda Mengu leading the warriors of the Golden Horde, Mughal painting (1596) | |
| Khan of the Golden Horde Western Half (Blue Horde) | |
| Reign | 1280–1287 |
| Predecessor | Mongke Temur |
| Successor | Tole Buqa |
| Died | 1287 |
| House | Borjigin |
| Dynasty | Golden Horde |
| Father | Toqoqan |
| Mother | Köchü Khatun |
| Religion | Tengrism Islam (after 1283) |
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Biography
Tode Mongke was the son of Toqoqan and a grandson of Batu Khan. Following the death of Berke in 1267, Tode was one of the three candidates for the throne, along with Berke's son and his brother, Mongke Temur.[4] The sources disagree on who was designated as Berke's heir, with some accounts saying that Berke supported Mongke to gain the backing of Batu's followers.[4] After several months, Mongke was chosen as khan by the Jochid elite.[4] Following Mongke Temur's death, Tode Mongke was supported by Noghai, the most powerful bey, to become khan.[5] He converted to Islam in 1283.[6]
Noghai did not involve Tode Mongke in his military campaigns, during which he was able to take control of parts of Lithuania and Poland.[7][8] The Russian princes of Bryansk and Suzdal were also subjugated.[7] Tode Mongke gained a reputation for being disinterested in politics.[8] However, he often disagreed with Noghai in their dealings with the Russian principalities.[7] For instance, Tode Mongke supported Andrey for the grand princely throne of Vladimir, while Noghai supported his older brother Dmitry and helped him regain the throne in 1283.[7] As a result, Noghai allied with some of the most powerful descendants of Batu, and in 1287, Tode Mongke was forced to abdicate.[7] Tole Buqa was then elected as khan, but was forced to share power.[7]