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Möngke Khan

1209 - 1259

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Möngke Khan (also Möngke Khagan or Möngke; 11 January 1209 – 11 August 1259) was the fourth khagan of the Mongol Empire, ruling from 1 July 1251, to 11 August 1259. He was the first Khagan from the Toluid line, and made significant reforms to improve the administration of the Empire during his reign. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Möngke Khan has received more than 2,208,982 page views. His biography is available in 51 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 46 in 2019). Möngke Khan is the 1,151st most popular politician (up from 1,152nd in 2019), the 33rd most popular biography from Iraq (up from 36th in 2019) and the 16th most popular Iraqi Politician.

Möngke Khan was the grandson of Genghis Khan and the second son of Ögedei Khan. He is famous for being the first Mongol emperor to convert to Islam.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Möngke Khan ranks 1,151 out of 19,576Before him are Dolores Ibárruri, Mindaugas, Theophilos, Baldur von Schirach, Emperor Xuanzong of Tang, and Getúlio Vargas. After him are Xianfeng Emperor, Tvrtko I of Bosnia, Muawiya II, Anna Jagiellon, Anna of Austria, Queen of Spain, and Mohamed Morsi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1209, Möngke Khan ranks 2Before him is Berke. After him are Richard of Cornwall, Sancho II of Portugal, Haji Bektash Veli, and Valdemar the Young. Among people deceased in 1259, Möngke Khan ranks 1After him are Christopher I of Denmark, Henry of Latvia, Gojong of Goryeo, Al-Mansur Ali, Matilda II, Countess of Boulogne, Ezzelino III da Romano, Thomas, Count of Flanders, and Matthew Paris.

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In Iraq

Among people born in Iraq, Möngke Khan ranks 33 out of 384Before him are Muhammad al-Mahdi (869), Jalal Talabani (1933), Ismail al-Jazari (1136), Belshazzar (-600), Al-Ash'ari (873), and Gudea (-2200). After him are Al-Mu'tasim (796), Ahmad ibn Fadlan (900), Enheduanna (-2300), Eber (-2038), Antiochus I Soter (-324), and Ur-Nammu (-2200).

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Among POLITICIANS In Iraq

Among politicians born in Iraq, Möngke Khan ranks 16Before him are Alexander IV of Macedon (-323), Sargon II (-750), Khosrow II (570), Al-Ma'mun (786), Jalal Talabani (1933), and Gudea (-2200). After him are Al-Mu'tasim (796), Antiochus I Soter (-324), Ur-Nammu (-2200), Al-Musta'sim (1213), Suleyman Shah (1178), and Faisal II of Iraq (1935).