Mengu-Timur

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Mengu-Timur or Möngke Temür, Son of Toqoqan Khan[1] and Buka Ujin and the grandson of Batu Khan. He was a khan of the Golden Horde in 1266-1282. During his reign, the Mongols together with their allied Russian princes undertook military campaigns against Byzantium (c. 1269-1271), Lithuania (1275), and Caucasus (1277). The very first yarlyk (license) found by historians was written on behalf of Mengu-Timur and contained information on the release of the Russian Orthodox Church from paying tribute to the Golden Horde. During the reign of Mengu-Timur, the Genoese traders purchased Caffa from the Mongols.

Mengu-Timur was the father of Tochtu Khan by Oljei Khatan the great granddaughter of Genghis Khan.

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  1. ^ a b David Morgan, The Mongols, p. 224
Preceded by
Berke		 khan of Blue Horde and Golden Horde
1266 – 1282		 Succeeded by
Tuda-Mengu