Tode Mongke

Tuda Mengu (also known as Tode Mongke and Tudamongke; Mongolian: Тодмөнх, romanized: Todmönkh or Tudamönkh, lit. 'Eternal Brightness'; Turki/Kypchak: تودا منکو; died 1287) was Khan of the Golden Horde, a division of the Mongol Empire, from 1280 until his death in 1287.

Tuda Möngke Тодмөнх
Khan
Tuda Mengu leading the warriors of the Golden Horde (Mughal painting)
Khan of the Golden Horde Western Half (Blue Horde)
Reign	1280–1287
Predecessor	Mongke Temur
Successor	Tole Buqa
Died	1287
House	Borjigin
Dynasty	Golden Horde
Father	Toqoqan
Mother	Köchü Khatun
Religion	Tengrism Islam (after 1280)

Coinage of Töde Möngke (Mengu). AH 679-687 AD 1280-1287 Qrim (Crimea) mint

Biography

Tode Mongke was the son of Toqoqan (grandson of Batu Khan) and younger full-brother of Mongke Temur. A pious khan, he converted to Islam in 1280. Due to his deep religious tendencies, Tudamongke was not aggressive to expand his territory. However, he did keep good contact with Mamluk Sultanate in Egypt against Ilkhanate who was faithless enemy of both states. Rashid Ad-din wrote that he was willing to keep good relations with Kublai khan and released his son Nomoghan to Yuan Court. During his government, the influence of Nogai Khan greatly increased in the Golden Horde, and there was a second attack against Hungary in 1284/1285, which was a total disaster for his army. He abdicated in favor to his nephew Tole Buqa in 1287.

Family

He had two wives and several concubines:

1. Ariqachi Khatun (from Khongirad tribe)
   • Or-Menggü
2. Töre Qutluq Khatun (from Alchi-Tatar tribe)
   • Chechektü
3. Unknown concubine
   • Töbetei

See also

• List of khans of the Golden Horde
• Mengü

Further reading

• David Morgan, The Mongols