Manduul (also spelled Manduuluu, Manduyul or Manduyulun; mn, Мандуул; ), (1438–1478) was a khagan of the
Northern Yuan dynasty
The Northern Yuan () was a dynastic regime ruled by the Mongol Borjigin clan based in the Mongolian Plateau. It existed as a rump state after the collapse of the Yuan dynasty in 1368 and lasted until its conquest by the Jurchen-led Later Jin ...
, reigning from 1475 to 1478. He was the younger half-brother of
Taisun Khan
Taisun Khan ( Mongolian: mn, Тайсун хаан; ), born Toghtoa Bukha (), (1416–1452) was a khagan of the Northern Yuan dynasty, reigning from 1433 to 1452. Under his nominal rule, the Oirats successfully reunited the Mongol tribes and thre ...
.
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
Turpan (also known as Turfan or Tulufan, , ug, تۇرپان) is a prefecture-level city located in the east of the autonomous region of Xinjiang, China. It has an area of and a population of 632,000 (2015).
Geonyms
The original name of the cit ...
-based warlord
Beg-Arslan, sometime between 1463 and 1465.
The two disliked each other, and their marriage produced no children.
In 1464, he also married
Mandukhai
Mandukhai Khatun ( mn, Мандухай хатан, ᠮᠠᠨᠳᠤᠬᠠᠢ ᠰᠡᠴᠡᠨ ᠬᠠᠲᠤᠨ), also known as Mandukhai Setsen Khatun ( mn, Мандухай сэцэн хатан, en, Queen Mandukhai the Wise, ) (c. 1449 – 1510) ...
, who was only sixteen years old at the time.
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.
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
Dayan Khan ( mn, Даян Хаан; Mongol script: ; ), born Batumöngke ( mn, Батмөнх; ), (1472–1517) was a khagan of the Northern Yuan dynasty, reigning from 1479 to 1517. During his rule, he reunited the Mongols under Chinggisid supr ...
(Batu Möngke) who succeeded him as Manduul Khan had no direct male heirs, and most sources report that he had no children at all.
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,
[Fractured Empire Saga, by Starr Z. Davies, published 2021-2022] 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
*
List of khans of the Northern Yuan dynasty
The following is a list of khagans of the Northern Yuan (1368–1635) based in Northern China and the Mongolian Plateau.
List of khans
Period of small kings
See also
* Borjigin
* List of Yuan emperors
* Yuan dynasty family tree
* List of C ...
References
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1438 births
1478 deaths
Mongol khans
Northern Yuan rulers
15th-century Mongol rulers
15th-century Chinese monarchs