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Also Known As Legdan • Ligdan Kahn • Lingdan • Likdan
Died 1634 • China
Title / Office khan (1604-1634), Mongol empire
Genghis Khan
Genghis Khan
Mongol ruler
Kublai Khan
Kublai Khan
emperor of Yuan dynasty
Ögödei
Mongol khan
Möngke
Mongol khan
Altan
Mongol chief
Batu
Batu
Mongol ruler
Temür
emperor of Yuan dynasty
Güyük
Mongol emperor
Arigböge
Mongol chief
ʿAṭā Malek Joveynī
Persian historian
Maḥmūd Ghāzān
Maḥmūd Ghāzān
Mongol ruler of Persia
Arghūn
ruler of Iran
Togon-temür
emperor of Yuan dynasty
Bayan
Mongolian minister
Ulanhu
Chinese politician
Jöchi
Mongol prince
Sühbaatar, Damdiny
Damdiny Sühbaatar
Mongolian leader
Hülegü
Mongol ruler of Iran
Kaidu
khan of Mongolia
Berke
Mongol ruler