Yesün Temür Khan, Emperor Taiding of Yuan
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| Yesün Temür Khan | |
| Khagan of the Mongol Empire Emperor of the Yuan Dynasty |
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| Reign | 1323 – 1328 |
| Coronation | 4 October 1323 |
| Titles | Era name: Taiding (泰定) 1321-1328 Zhihe (致和) 1328 |
| Born | 1293 |
| Died | August 1328 |
| Place of death | Shangdu |
| Predecessor | Gegeen Khan Shidebala |
| Ragibagh | |
| Successor | Ragibagh Khan |
| Consort | Babukhan Khatun |
| Royal House | Borjigin Mongolian: Боржигин |
| Royal anthem | There is only god in heaven and only one lord Chingis khaan on earth. |
| Father | Gammala |
| Mother | Buyan Kelmish of the Khunggirat |
Yesün Temür (Classical Mongolian: Yesün temür; Khalkha Mongolian: ЕсөнтөмөрYösöntömör haan) was a great-grandson of Kublai Khan to rule as Khagan of the Mongol Empire and the Yuan Dynasty from 1323 to 1328. In Chinese, Yesün Temür Khan who was very fond of the traditional ways of the Mongols[1] is known as the Emperor Taiding (Chinese: 泰定帝) from his era's name.
He was the emperor visited by the Franciscan monk Odoric, who left an excellent record of his travels.
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[edit] Early life
Yesün Temür was born in Mongolia in 1293[2][3] to Gammala, a son of Zhenjin, who was presumed heir to his father Kublai Khan. Gammala was appointed as Jinong in 1292 after Zhenjin's death, but he lost the race for successor to his younger brother Temür. Khanship was assumed by Temür, Darmabala and their sons and grandson, so Gammala and his son Yesün Temür were out of the race. As Jinong, Gammala owned Mongolia north of the Gobi Desert and enshrined Genghis Khan in the Four Great Ordo. In 1302 Gammala died and Yesün Temür took over as Jinong.
During the reigns of Kulug Khan, Ayurbarwada and Gegeen Khan, Yesün Temür, who had a large fief and powerful army in Mongolia, became one of the princes most respected by the court and emerged as the undisputed leader of the princes in the steppe.[4]
[edit] Accession
In 1323 when Shidebala Gegeen Khan (Emperor Yingzong) was assassinated by Grand Censor Tegshi and Esen Temur, the rebellious group welcomed Yesün Temür since he was mothered by Buyan Kelmish of the Khunggirad clan. According to the official history of the Yuan, Yesün Temür caused Tegshi's envoy Walus to be seized, and sent notice of the plot to the Great Khan Shidebala; but the messengers arrived too late.[5]
He was not merely the principal beneficiary of the conspiracy but was also very likely a participant in it.[6] It is said that his administrator Dawlat Shah had established close contact with the conspirators. After receiving the imperial seal sent by the conspirators, he ascended to the throne on the bank of the Kherlen River in Mongolia in 4 October 1323. Esen Temur was made the grand councillar of the right, and Tegshi, the manager of the Bireau of Military Affairs.
But on having it represented to him that by this he would incur the suspicion of having been a party to the murders, he suddenly reversed his policy, and ordered Tegshi, Esen Temur and others to be put to death. Under the leadership of Chang Kuei, the late Khagan's officials sent a letter to Yesün Temür urging him to accept the throne and to punish the conspirators.[7]. He sent troops to Dadu and Shangdu, and executed rebellious officers before he entered Dadu because he feared to become a puppet of them. The five princes who had been involved were exiled to Yunnan, Hainan, and other distant places.
The Chinese officials repeatedly urged Yesün Temür to extend the purge to all former allies of Temuder and Tegshi and their families; but the Khagan refused.[8] He issued an amnesty decree and the confiscated properties of the executed conspirators were returned to their families.[9]
[edit] Administration
| "The Empire is a family of which the Emperor is the father." |
| Yesün Temür Khagan, c. 1324, The History of the Yuan[10] |
Yesün Temür's Muslim and Mongol officials from Mongolia constituted the government of the Yuan, eliminating the Chinese influence during his five year reign. Kumeijil and Tas Temur served as grand councillars of the right; Dawlat Shah served as the manager of the governmental affairs of the Secretariat, then as censor in chief, and finally as grand councillar of the left; and Andachu, the manager of the Bureau of Military Affairs.[11]
In addition to Dawlat Shah, there were two Muslims, Ubaidullah and Bayanchar, who served as managers of governmental affairs in the Secretariat. In the Bureau of Military Affairs, Mahumud Shah and Hasan Khoja were its managers. In contrast with the Muslims, the Chinese exerted little influence on the administration. The high point of the Mongol partner-merchants' operations came under Yesün Temür, whose administration exempted Christians and Muslims from any corvee payments and guaranteed huge payments promised by the Mongolian nobility in return for luxury goods (тансаг).[12]
Yesün Temür Khan denounced the extravagance of the court in buying costly precious stones, imported by foreign merchants, and sold for ten times their value, while the poor were starving. In 1326, Ozbeg Khan of the Golden Horde sent cheetahs to Yesün Temür Khagan who responded with grants of gold, silver, cash, and silks.[13]
The Khagan divided the empire into eighteen departments which were controlled by a board called " the Lords of the Provinces". It had formerly been divided into 12. Reports were presented on the condition of the Yuan provinces was also full of complaints of the Lamas who, armed with their golden seals, rode about the province making exaction and treating it over the people in a shameful way. They put up at private houses, drove out their masters, and debauched their wives, and did pretty much as they wished. The fear of offending the Mongols and the Lamas prevented him doing anything effectual at first. Finally, the Emperor forbade the Lamas to enter China. Besides Buddhism, Yesün Temür Khan neglected the ancient worship of the sky of the Mongols.[14]
He left the empire's governance to his Muslim aide Dawlat Shah and Khatun Babukhan. He suddenly died in Shangdu in August 1328. His son Ragibagh was installed by Dawlat Shah but was defeated by his rival Tugh Temür in three months.
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Yesün Temür Khan, Emperor Taiding of Yuan
House of Borjigin (Боржигин) (1206-1634)
Born: 1293 Died: 1328 |
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| Preceded by Gegeen Khan, Emperor Yingzong |
Emperor of the Yuan Dynasty 1323-1328 |
Succeeded by Ragibagh Khan, Emperor Tianshun |
| Preceded by Gegeen Khan |
Great Khan of the Mongol Empire 1323-1328 |
Succeeded by Ragibagh Khan |
| Khagans of the Mongol Empire (1206-1370) |
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| The Kublaid Great Khans |
| Oljei Temur Khagan (1294-1307) • Khayisan Khulug (1308-1311) • Buyantu Ayurbarwada (1311-1320) • Gegeen Khagan Shidebala(1321-1323) • Yesün Temür Khagan (1323-1328) • Ragibagh Khan (1328) • Jayaatu Khagan Tugh-Temur (1328;1329-1332) • Khutughtu Khagan Quselan (1329) • Rinchinbal (1332) • Ukhaantu Khan Toghan-Temur (1333-1370) |
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[edit] References
- ^ B. Shirėndėv, Sh Luvsanvandan, A. Luvsandėndėv - Olon Ulsyn Mongolch Ėrdėmtniĭ III Ikh Khural, p.347
- ^ Herbert Franke, Denis Twitchett, John King Fairbank-The Cambridge History of China: Alien regimes and border states, 907-1368, p.535
- ^ Kao Weng te argued that he was born in 1276. But Yesün Temür is said to have been born in residence of the prince of Chin, Gammala who was appointed only in 1292. Moreover, Yesün Temür Khan referred Khayisan (b.1281) and Ayurbarwada (b.1286) as elder brothers.
- ^ Herbert Franke, Denis Twitchett, John King Fairbank-The Cambridge History of China: Alien regimes and border states, 907-1368, p.535
- ^ Henry Hoyle Howorth-History of the Mongols from the 9th to the 19th Century: Part 1 the Mongols proper and the Kalmuks, p.302
- ^ Herbert Franke, Denis Twitchett, John King Fairbank-The Cambridge History of China: Alien regimes and border states, 907-1368, p.535
- ^ Yu Chi-Tao yuan hsue ku lu, i8. p12a
- ^ Yuan shi, 29. pp.641-648
- ^ Shih-Shan Henry Tsai-Perpetual Happiness, p.153
- ^ author = Henry Hoyle Howorth= History of the Mongols: From the 9th to the 19th Century (new edition) | publisher= Cosimo, Inc.| accessdate=2008}}
- ^ Tu-Meng wu erh shih chi, 157. pp.26a
- ^ C.P.Atwood-Encyclopedia of Mongolia and the Mongol Empire, p.430
- ^ Thomas T. Allsen-The royal hunt in Eurasian history, p.256
- ^ Henry Hoyle Howorth-History of the Mongols: From the 9th to the 19th Century, p.303
