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| | Anthropology, Mongolia and more... Mongolian history |
 | | As we shall see in later chapters, she is usually mentioned for her role in ensuring Batmönh Dayan Khan's success. |
 | | Grand Khan Mandaghol, Chinggis Khaan's twenty-seventh successor, died in 1467 as the result of a war against his great-nephew and heir Bolkho jinong [regent], and the latter in his turn was assassinated before he could be proclaimed khan (1470). |
 | | Of the once so numerous Khublaid family [ie, descendants of Chinggis through Khubilai Khaan] there now remained only a five-year old boy, Dayan, the son of Bolkho jinong, who was 'deserted by everyone, even his mother, who had remarried.' Mandaghol's young widow, Manduhai, took the child under her protection and proclaimed him khan. |
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