Ariq Böke
| Arik Böke ᠠᠷᠢᠭᠪᠦᠬᠡ | |||||
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| Khagan of the Mongol Empire (Nominal due to the empire's division) | |||||
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| Great Khan of the Mongol Empire | |||||
| Reign | 11 August 1259 – 21 August 1264 | ||||
| Predecessor | Möngke Khan | ||||
| Successor | Kublai Khan | ||||
| Born | c. 1219 Mongol Empire | ||||
| Died | 1266 (aged 46–47) | ||||
| Spouse | Elchiqmash Khatun Qutiqta Khatun Qutlu Khatun Iraghui Khatun Eshitai Khatun | ||||
| Issue | Yubuqur, Meliktemur, Tamachi, Nayirbukha, Haluhan Ahai, Neguder ahai, Nomuhan Ahai | ||||
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| House | Borjigin | ||||
| Father | Tolui Khan | ||||
| Mother | Sorghaghtani Beki | ||||
| Religion | Tengrism | ||||
Ariq Böke (after 1219–1266), the components of his name also spelled Arigh, Arik and Bukha, Buka (
Hulagu were absent from the Mongolian Plateau. When Kublai returned for an election in 1260, rival factions could not agree, and elected both claimants, Kublai and Ariq Böke, to the throne, resulting in the Toluid Civil War that fragmented the Mongol Empire. Ariq Böke was supported by the traditionalists of the Mongol Empire, while his brother Kublai was supported by the senior princes of North China and Manchuria
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Early years
Ariq Böke was the youngest son of
Confucian tutor was arranged for Ariq Böke, at the behest of his elder brother Kublai Khan, but Ariq Böke did not take to Chinese scholars the way his elder brother had.[1]
Succession struggle
Great Khan
When
. During this time, all affairs of the Heartland were left under the control of their brother Ariq Böke.
When Möngke died in 1259, Ariq Böke was elected Khan in the absence of his brothers, and had the support of most of the existing ministers and powerful families in the capital of
Torguud royal bodyguards and White Horde elites, as well as the Oirats, who were allied with him as one of the Oirat leaders was married to his daughter. However, when Kublai and Hulagu received news of Möngke's death, they aborted their own battles in order to return to the capital to decide the matter of succession. In May 1260, Kublai was elected khan by his own supporters, to rival the claim of Ariq Böke. A civil war subsequently broke out between the brothers for the leadership of the Empire. For example, when the Chagatai Khanate needed a new leader, Kublai attempted to send Abishqa, who was loyal to him. But Ariq Böke had Abishqa captured and eventually killed, and instead installed his own ally Alghu. Ariq Böke ordered Alghu to defend the area from both the forces of Hulagu, and the possible presence of Berke of the Golden Horde. But Alghu deserted Ariq Böke, killing his envoys for treasure, while Kaidu
remained loyal to Ariq Böke. Alghu and Ariq Böke were soon in direct conflict, with Alghu winning the first engagement, but then at the second, Ariq Böke was victorious, and forced Alghu to flee westward.
Surrender
Eventually, as the war continued between Ariq Böke and his brother Kublai, the former's forces weakened. Kublai had powerful Mongol cavalry troops,
Ögedei, crushed Ariq Böke's force under General Alandar, and Ariq Böke twice lost control of the capital of Karakorum. Kublai also blockaded all trade to Mongolia from North China, in order to cut the food supply. Ariq Böke finally submitted to Kublai in 1264. He was imprisoned by Kublai and died mysteriously a few years after his surrender, leading to rumors that he had been secretly poisoned.[3]
Legacy
According to scholar David Morgan, "Ariq Böke can be seen as representing an influential school of thought among the Mongols, which Kublai through his actions and attitudes after 1260 opposed. Some Mongols felt there was a dangerous drift towards softness, typified in those like Kublai who thought there was something to be said for settled civilization and for the Chinese way of life. In the traditionalist view, the Mongol center ought to remain in Mongolia, and the Mongols' nomadic life be preserved uncontaminated. China ought merely to be exploited. Ariq Böke came to be regarded as this faction's figurehead."Ilkhan Arpa Ke'un and Yesüder can be traced back to Ariq Böke.
Family
He had at least 5 wives and concubines with 9 children
Wives
- Ilchigmish khatun- daughter of Toralchi of Oirats and Checheigen, went to his son Nairubuqa after his death
- Qutuqt khatun- a lady from Naimans
- Khalukhan akhai- married Tatakhtai kurgen of Bayaut
- Neguder akhai- engaged to Mongke temür
- Ashitai khatun- daughter of Chigu of Khongirad and Tümelün bekhi(sister of Checheikhen)
- Yobuqur
- Melik temür
- Qutuq
- Tamachi
- Kamtai
- Nomgon- married Chapar kurgen of Oirats
Concubines
- Qutlu- a lady from Khongirad
- Irau-gui - a lady from Barulasclan
- Nairubuqa
Descendants of Ariq Böke
- Ariq Böke (阿里不哥/ālǐbúgē,اریغ بوکا/Arīq būkā)[5]
- Yobuqur (薬木忽兒/yàomùhūěr, یوبوقور/Yūbūqūr)
- Melik temür (明里帖木兒/mínglǐ tiēmùér, ملک تیمور/Melik tīmūr)
- Mingγan (منگقان/Mingqān)
- Söse (سوسه/Sūsa)
- Arba Ku'ün (ارپا كاون/Arpā Kāūn)
- Söse (سوسه/Sūsa)
- Mingγan (منگقان/Mingqān)
- Nairaqu buqa (乃剌忽不花/nǎiláhū búhuā,نایرو بوقا/Nāīrū būqā)
Khagans of imprecise origin from Ariq Böke[6]
- Jorightu Khan Yesüder (1388–1391) – first khan replaced Kublaid rule in Mongolia
- Engke Khan (1391–1394) – son of Yesüder
- Delbeg Khan (Dalbag) (1412–1415) – supported by Oriats
- Oyiradai (1415–1425) – supported by Oriats
See also
References
- ^ Christopher P. Atwood, Encyclopedia of Mongolian and the Mongol Empire (Facts on File, 2004), 36.
- ^ Miskin (1596). "Arik Buka defeats Alghu". Jami al Tavarikh. Archived from the original on 2013-12-02. Retrieved 2013-06-26.
- ^ Rossabi 1994, p. 424.
- ^ Morgan 2007, pp.104–105
- ^ Louis Hambis (1945). Le chapitre CVII du Yuan che : les généalogies impériales monogoles dans l'histoire chinoise officielle de la dynastie monogole. Monographies du Tʿoung pao, vol. 38. pp. 94–95
- ^ Shajrat Ul Atrak: Or The Genealogical Tree Of The Turks And Tatars P.219 P.220
Bibliography
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- Jack Wheaterford Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World
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- Karma Pakshi, Buddhist teacher of Ariq Boke.