Ariq Böke, or Arigh Bukha, or a combination of both (Mongolian: Аригбөх; Chinese: 阿里不哥; died 1266), the youngest son of Tolui, was a grandson of Genghis Khan and a claimant to the Mongol Empire. His brothers were Möngke Khan, Hulagu Khan and Kublai Khan. Because his election favored by most of the Borjigins, he is also referred as Khagan.
He peacefully attended the elections of both his uncle Great Khan Ogedei and Ogedei's successor Guyuk. After ...
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Ariq Böke, or Arigh Bukha, or a combination of both (Mongolian: Аригбөх; Chinese: 阿里不哥; died 1266), the youngest son of Tolui, was a grandson of Genghis Khan and a claimant to the Mongol Empire. His brothers were Möngke Khan, Hulagu Khan and Kublai Khan. Because his election favored by most of the Borjigins, he is also referred as Khagan.
He peacefully attended the elections of both his uncle Great Khan Ogedei and Ogedei's successor Guyuk. After his eldest brother enthroned in 1250, his family became even more powerful among the Chingisids. Ariq Böke is also known for being sympathetic towards Christianity; this is known from the account of Franciscan William of Rubruck, who was an envoy of French King Louis IX.
When Mongke left Mongolia to conquer Southern China in 1258, he entrusted all affairs of the Heartland to Ariq Böke. In 1259 the Great Khan Möngke died. As Ariq Böke was commander of the Mongol homelands, and as Kublai Khan was campaigning against the Southern Song Dynasty of...
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