Chormaqan
Chormaqan Noyan | |
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ᠴᠷᠮᠠᠭᠠᠨ ᠬᠣᠷᠴᠢ | |
Ögedei | |
Succeeded by | Baiju Noyan |
Personal details | |
Died | 1241 |
Spouse | Altani |
Chormaqan (also Chormagan or Chormaqan Noyan) (Mongolian: ᠴᠣᠷᠮᠠᠭᠠᠨ ᠬᠣᠷᠴᠢ; Khalkha Mongolian: Чормаган; died c. 1241) was one of the most famous generals of the Mongol Empire under Genghis Khan and Ögedei Khan. He was also a member of the keshik.
Career
A member of the
He was appointed by
Chormaqan also received the submission of the Qutlugkhanids in Kerman, whose ruler Buraq Hajib sent his son Rukn al-Din Mubarak Khwaja to Ögedei's court. Another local noble who submitted was Salghurid atabeg Abu Bakr b. Sa'd I, who sent his brother or nephew Tahamtan to Karakorum. Isfahan didn't submit to Mongol rule, therefore he had to lay a siege to there in 1236. Upon submission of Georgian and Armenian feudals, he divided Georgia up to 8 tumens and set up Ganja as his powerbase, although some sources state he Ani, Kars and environs. His rule weakened in 1239 on arrival of Chinqai and Korguz to Khorasan, to whom fiscal administrator was transferred by Ögedei.
Chormaqan died around 1241 and was replaced by Baiju, his lieutenant.
Family
His wife Altani held considerable amount of influence in
References
- ISBN 978-3895008924.
- ^ a b Jackson, Peter (December 15, 1993). Čormāgūn. Encyclopædia Iranica.
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- ^ Howorth, Henry H. (1888). History of the Mongols from the 9th to the 19th century. Part III. London: Longmans, Green, And Co. p. 198.
External links
- Chormaqan Noyan: The First Mongol Military Governor in the Middle East by Timothy May
- Chormaqan and the Mongol Conquest of the Middle East by Timothy May Archived 2006-05-29 at the Wayback Machine