The most prominent Muslim statesman was Bayan (Баян), great-grandson of Saiyid Ajall Shams al-Din who was in charge of the Ministry of Finance. Shortly after his accession, Temür issued an edict to revere Confucius. During his rule, the Tran, Pagan, and Champa dynasties and western khanates of the Mongol Empire accepted his supremacy. Let us know if you have suggestions to improve this article (requires login). He was one of the Borjigin princes, such as Tokhtamysh and Temür Qutlugh, backed by Timur to seize the throne. He continued many of Kublai Khan's economic reforms and tried to recover the economy from the expensive campaigns of Kublai Khan's reign. Temür reversed his grandfather's anti-Taoist policy and made Taoist Zhang Liusun co-chair of the Academy of Scholarly Worthies. Then he and Kublai's official, Oz-Temür, came to guard the Liao River area and Liaodong in the east from Nayan's ally, Qadaan, and defeated him. Temür staved off attacks from disputants to the throne on the northwestern border of China and put down rebellions in Korea and South China. For Khan of the Northern Yuan dynasty, see. Under Mongol administrators Oljei and Harghasun, the Yuan court adopted policies that were designed to ensure political and social stability. Temür declaimed well while his eldest brother Gammala, who stammered, could not match him. Kublai appointed him the princely overseer of Karakorum and surrounding areas in July 1293.Yuan shi, t8, p.381 Three Chagatai princes submitted to him while he was defending Mongolia (they fled to Chagatai Khanate soon and returned to Yuan Dynasty again during the reign of Temür). After Kublai Khan died in 1294, Kublai’s old officials urged the court to summon a kurultai in Shangdu. Many other high posts of his empire were filled with people of different origin, including Mongols, Han Chinese, Muslims and a … It was proposed that they hold a competition over who had better knowledge of Genghis Khan's sayings. Temür was born the third son of Zhenjin of the Borjigin and Kökejin (Bairam-Egechi) of the Khunggirad on October 15, 1265. Kublai appointed Temür the princely overseer of Karakorum and surrounding areas in July 1293. He, whose reign established the patterns of power for the next few decades, was an able ruler of the Yuan.René Grousset The Empire of the Steppes, p.320 His name means "blessed iron Khan" in the Mongolian language. Kublai remained close to Zhenjin’s widow Kökejin who was high in his favor. Although those campaigns were fruitless, Athinkaya and the Shan lords offered their submission. After his death, the power of the court and the empire began to disintegrate. Because Kublai’s first son Dorji died early, his second son and Temür’s father, Zhenjin, became the crown prince. Many other high posts of his empire were filled with people of different origin, including Mongols, Han Chinese, Muslims and a few Christians. He was given the posthumous temple name Chengzong (“Accomplished Ancestor”). [5] Temür bestowed new guards and assets on his mother and renamed her ordo (great palace-tent or camp) Longfugong palace, which became a center of Khunggirad power for the next few decades. He kept the empire the way Kublai Khan left it though he did not make any great achievements. Temür was also the nominal sixth Great Khan of the Mongol Empire around the time of the empire's dissolution into four separate khanates. Ideologically, Temür's administration showed respect for Confucianism and Confucian scholars. In 1304, Temür appointed the Celestial master of Dragon and Tiger Mountain as head of the Orthodox Unity School. Temür's reign was largely successful, despite having to fight off rebellions in South China and Korea, challenges to his throne, and large-scale corruption within his … In response to the visit from the prince of Burma, he aborted the Burmese campaign and said to all his ministers: "They are our friendly subjects. He banned sales and distillation of alcohol in Mongolia in 1297, and the French historian René Grousset applauded his activity in the book, The Empire of Steppes. He also exempted the Mongol commoners from taxation for two years. He allowed the empire to heal from the wounds of particularly the Vietnam Campaign. …It’s he that is worthy of crown and throne!". Temür, also called Öljeitü, (born 1265, China—died 1307, China), grandson and successor of the great Kublai Khan; he ruled (1295–1307) as emperor of the Yuan (Mongol) dynasty (1206–1368) of China and as great khan of the Mongol Empire. [7] The financial state of the government deteriorated, however, and the draining of monetary reserves greatly weakened the credibility of the paper currency system. By the request of the Burmese prince, Tribhuvanaditya, Temür dispatched a detachment of the Yuan army to Burma in 1297. By signing up for this email, you are agreeing to news, offers, and information from Encyclopaedia Britannica. Mongol and westerner statesmen were assisted by an array of Chinese administrators and Muslim financers. Category:1265 births Category:1307 deaths Category:Great Khans of the Mongol Empire Chengzong Category:13th-century Mongolian monarchs Category:13th-century Chinese monarchs Category:14th-century Mongolian monarchs Category:14th-century Chinese monarchs Category:Borjigin. Do not attack their people". He allowed the empire to heal from the wounds of particularly the Vietnam Campaign. He kept the empire the way Kublai Khan left it though he did not make any great achievements. It was agreed that the two would compete. Temür appointed Harghasun, who was particularly close to the Confucian scholars, right grand chancellor in the secretariat. Temür was Kublai’s provisional choice but he had never been confirmed as heir.John Man, Kublai Khan p.353The Cambridge History of China: "Alien regimes and border states, 907–1368", p.494 In his early life he had been addicted to drunkenness and gluttony of which he had been reproved by his grandfather. He was a son of Elbeg Nigülesügchi Khan and younger brother of Gün Temür Khan. He followed his grandfather Kublai to suppress the rebellion of Nayan (Naiyan) and other rival relatives in 1287. Then he and Kublai’s official, Oz-Temür, came to guard the Liao River area and Liaodong in the east from Nayan’s ally, Qadaan, and defeated him. © Copyright © 2012-2020 Stories People All rights reserved. However, he died in 1286 when Temür was 21 years old. Temür Khan was a competent emperor of the Yuan dynasty. 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Many other high posts of his empire were filled with people of different origin, including Mongols, Han Chinese, Muslims and a … Temür appointed Harghasun, who was particularly close to the Confucian scholars, right grand chancellor in the secretariat.The Cambridge History of China: "Alien Regimes and Border States", p497-498 Nevertheless, the Mongol court did not accept every principle of Confucianism.Jack Weatherford Genghis Khan and the making of the modern world Temür bestowed new guards and assets on his mother and renamed her ordo (great palace-tent or camp) Longfugong palace which became a center of Khunggirad power for the next few decades.
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