Manduul (also spelled Manduuluu, Manduyul or Manduyulun; Mongolian: Мандуул; Chinese: 滿都魯), (1438–1479) was a khagan of the Northern Yuan dynasty, reigning from 1475 to 1479.[1] He was the younger half-brother of Taisun Khan.

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-based warlord Beg-Arslan, sometime between 1463 and 1465.[2] The two disliked each other, and their marriage produced no children.[2] In 1464, he also married Mandukhai, who was only sixteen years old at the time.[2] 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.[3]

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 (Batu Möngke) who succeeded him as Manduul Khan had no direct male heirs, and most sources report that he had no children at all.[4]

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,[5] 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

References

  1. ^ "Мандуул хаан". Монголын түүх 2016 он.
  2. ^ a b c Weatherford, Jack (2010). The secret history of the Mongol queens : how the daughters of Genghis Khan rescued his empire (1st ed.). New York: Crown Publishers. pp. 155–156. ISBN 9780307407153. OCLC 354817523.
  3. ^ Uradyn Erden Bulag-Nationalism and hybridity in Mongolia, p. 73.
  4. ^ Weatherford 2010, p. 159.
  5. ^ Fractured Empire Saga, by Starr Z. Davies, published 2021-2022
Manduul Khan
 Died: 1475-1479
Regnal titles
Preceded by Khagan of the Northern Yuan dynasty
1475–1479 		Succeeded by