Engke ( mn, Энх ; ), (?–1394) 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 for a brief period from 1391 to 1394. The identity of Engke is the subject of an academic dispute: according to

Persian Persian may refer to: * People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language ** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples ** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...

history books that Jorightu was Yesüder and Engke Khan was Yesüder's son succeeding him, while others believe that the Jorightu and Engke were the same person. His name "Engke" means "Peaceful" in the

Mongolian language Mongolian is the official language of Mongolia and both the most widely spoken and best-known member of the Mongolic language family. The number of speakers across all its dialects may be 5.2 million, including the vast majority of the residen ...

. According to Mongolian historian J. Bor, Engke made an alliance with

Timur Timur ; chg, ''Aqsaq Temür'', 'Timur the Lame') or as ''Sahib-i-Qiran'' ( 'Lord of the Auspicious Conjunction'), his epithet. ( chg, ''Temür'', 'Iron'; 9 April 133617–19 February 1405), later Timūr Gurkānī ( chg, ''Temür Kür ...

against the

Ming dynasty The Ming dynasty (), officially the Great Ming, was an Dynasties in Chinese history, imperial dynasty of China, ruling from 1368 to 1644 following the collapse of the Mongol Empire, Mongol-led Yuan dynasty. The Ming dynasty was the last ort ...

. However, Timur died while he was marching towards the Ming dynasty in 1405.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Engke Khan 1394 deaths Northern Yuan rulers 14th-century Mongol rulers 14th-century Chinese monarchs Year of birth unknown

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