| Ugedei Khan | |||
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Year of the Red Horse (1187) Ascended: Year of the Yellow Cattle (1228) Died: Year of the White Cattle (1241) Age at Accession: 41, Age at Death: 56 |
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After the death of Chingis Khan, his youngest son Tulay acted as temporary head of state until in 1228 third son Ugedei was enthroned by the Great Assemblage held in Hudee aral on the River Herlen. Ugedei Khan improved the organizational form ofthe state, finished the construction of Karakorum City, the city begun by Chingis, and officially made Karakorum the capital of the Mongolian Empire. The Mongolian Secret chronicles were completed during Ugedei's lifetime. |
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