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Also known as Tuotuo, Togto, Toqta Khan

Tokhta (also spelled Toqta, Toktu, Tokhtai, Tochtu or Tokhtogha; died ) was Khan of the Golden Horde from 1291 to 1312. He was a son of Mengu-Timur and a great-grandson of Batu Khan.

Key facts

Royalty.name
ToqtaTokhtokh
Royalty.title
Khan
Royalty.image
Temür Chabar Toqta Öldjeïtu.jpeg
Royalty.caption
A 14th century French illustration of Tokhta and his cousins, Temür, Chabar and Oljaitu.
Royalty.succession
Khan of the Golden HordeWestern Half (Blue Horde)
Royalty.reign1
1291–1312
Royalty.predecessor1
Talabuga
Royalty.successor1
Öz Beg Khan
Royalty.spouse
Bulughan KhatunTükünche KhongiradMaria Palaiologina
Royalty.issue
Tükel BuqaIlbasarMarija (poss.)
Royalty.royal house
Borjigin
Royalty.dynasty
Golden Horde
Royalty.father
Mengu-Timur
Royalty.mother
Olju Khatun Khongirad
Royalty.religion
Shamanist

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
Yuan dynasty
Occupation
khan
Position held
khan
Religion
Tengrism
Image
Тохта садится на Золотоордынский престол после убийства Ногая.png
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date of death
1312-01-01
date of birth
1256-00-00
Commons category
Toqta
described by source
New History of Yuan
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Encyclopedic overview

8 sections
Contents
  • Early reign under Nogai
  • Later reign
  • Genealogy
  • Ancestry
  • See also
  • References
  • Sources
  • Further reading

Tokhta (also spelled Toqta, Toktu, Tokhtai, Tochtu or Tokhtogha; died ) was Khan of the Golden Horde from 1291 to 1312. He was a son of Mengu-Timur and a great-grandson of Batu Khan.

His name "Tokhtokh" means "hold/holding" in the Mongolian language.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Toqta” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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