At a glance
- Roles
- Ruler
- Era
- The Mongol and Post-Mongol Era
- Region
- Persia & Central Asia · China & East Asia
- Review
- Draft Completeness 1/5 · Help complete it
Overview
Ogedei ibn Genghis Khan and brother of Jochi. According to Ibn Khaldun in "al-Ibar", his father made him his heir and he sat on the throne after him, and he appointed the great khans 1.
He moved to the old homeland of Genghis Khan between the Khitai and the Uighurs, which is Turkistan and Kashgar. There is the city of Karakorum, where his seat was. He sent troops to the lands of Rum with a commander of the Mongols, who took it from the hands of the Banu Qilij Arslan. After him, Mongkefan ibn Tului succeeded 1.
Connections
- Child of
- جنكزخان قان التتار
- Sibling of
- Jochi (Tushi) ibn Genghis Khan
People and things also explored
Chaghatay ibn Genghis Khan· جنكزخان قان التتار· Jochi (Tushi) ibn Genghis Khan· Perishing of the Khwarazmshah on an island in the Caspian Sea· Khwarazmshah's betrayal of the Tatar merchants and the killing of envoys· The Mongols Erupt into the Lands of Islam· The Mongols Seize Mazandaran and the Treasures of Khwarazm-shah's Mother· The battle that destroyed the Khitai
Sources
- Kitab al-Ibar of Ibn Khaldun
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Ogedei ibn Genghis Khan”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/ogedei-khan/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-16.