Jorightu Khan ( mn, Зоригт хаан ; ), (1358–1391) was a khagan of the

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, reigning from 1388 to 1391. The identity of Jorightu is disputed: some scholars believe that Jorightu was the same individual as Yesüder (), a descendant of

Ariq Böke Ariq Böke (after 1219–1266), the components of his name also spelled Arigh, Arik and Bukha, Buka ( mn, Аригбөх, Arigböh, ; ), was the seventh and youngest son of Tolui and a grandson of Genghis Khan. After the death of his brother the ...

, and that Engke Khan was Yesüder's son succeeding him; while '' Erdeniin Tobchi'' believe that Jorigthu Khan and Engke Khan were the same person with different titles. His title, "Jorightu Khagan", means "Brave Emperor" in the

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. After the murder of Uskhal Khan by Yesüder, the unified Mongol tribes quickly disintegrated. Gunashiri, a descendant of

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, founded the state of

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, in modern

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. Uskhal Khan's former minister, Necelai, submitted to the

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in 1389 and the Ming established a Mongol guard of Tyuanin (also known as Three Guards) under him in Daiying, modern

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. However, the late khan's chingsang, Shirmen, allied with Yesüder, killed Necelai. The former prince of Liao (

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) and one of the leaders of the Three Guards, Ajashir, threw his allegiance to Yesüder some time after 1389.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Khan, Jorightu, Emperor Xingyuan Of Northern Yuan 1358 births 1391 deaths Northern Yuan rulers 14th-century Mongol rulers 14th-century Chinese monarchs

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