Eljigidei
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It is catalogued under topics including 1250s deaths, 13th-century Iranian people and 13th-century Mongols.
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Key facts
- Officeholder.name
- Eljigidei Noyan
- Officeholder.termend
- 1251
- Officeholder.appointer
- Güyük
- Officeholder.termstart
- 1247
- Officeholder.office
- Viceroy of Mongol Empire in Near East
- Officeholder.death_date
- 1251
- Officeholder.predecessor
- Baiju Noyan
- Officeholder.successor
- Baiju Noyan
- Officeholder.native_name
- ᠡᠯᠵᠢᠭᠲᠡᠢ ᠨᠣᠶᠠᠨ
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- date of birth
- 1206-00-00
- date of death
- 1252-00-00
- start of work period
- 1219-00-00
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Eljigidei Noyan (, d. 1251) was a Mongol commander in Persia.
== Career == He was a commander of the Kheshig during reign of Ögedei, the second ruler of the Mongol Empire and the third son of Genghis Khan. Following the election of Güyük in 1246, he replaced Baiju, Batu's protégé. He departed from Mongolia in September 1247 and arrived in Talas in April 1248, which coincided with Güyük's death. Upon arrival in Khorasan, he stationed in Badghis region. Supposedly possessed of Christian sympathies like the khan, Eljigidei was ordered to advance into Syria, and planned an advance on Baghdad. This advance was, ideally, to be conducted in alliance with Louis IX of France, in concert with the Seventh Crusade. However, Güyük's sudden death made Eljigidei postpone operations until after the interregnum. Still, Eljigidei wrote a letter from his camp in Khorasan.
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