Qara Hülegü

Khan of Chagatai Khanate

Qara Hülegü
Khan of Chagatai Khanate
1st reign	1242–1246
Predecessor	Chagatai Khan
Successor	Yesü Möngke
2nd reign	1252
Predecessor	Yesü Möngke
Successor	Mubarak Shah
Vizier	Qarachar

Born	unknown
Died	1252
Spouse	Orghana
House	Borjigin
Father	Mö'etüken
Mother	Ebuskun

Qara Hülegü (died 1252) was head of the ulus of the Chagatai Khanate (1242 - 1246, 1252).

He was the son of Mö'etüken (killed during the 1221 siege of Bamiyan), favored son of Chagatai Khan. He was nominated by Chagatai Khan, as well as Ögedei Khan, to become khan. Since he was still young, his mother Ebuskun acted as regent for him. In order to ensure his power, however, the Grand Khan Güyük Khan deposed him in 1246 and replaced him with one of Qara Hülegü's uncles, Yesü Möngke.^[1]

However, following the ascension of Güyük's successor, Möngke Khan, Qara Hülegü gained the Great Khan's favor by supporting him in his purges of the family of Ögedei. He was restored to his position of Chagatai Khan, but died before returning to his realm. Mongke permitted his wife Orghana Khatun (daughter of Toralchi Küregen, granddaughter of Qutuqa Beki) to serve as regent. Qara Hülegü was later succeeded by his son Mubarak Shah.

References

^ Boyle, John Andrew (1971). The Successors of Genghis Khan. Columbia University Press. p. 149.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

Preceded by Chagatai Khan	Khan of Chagatai Khanate First Reign 1242–1246	Succeeded by Yesü Möngke
Preceded by Yesü Möngke	Khan of Chagatai Khanate Second Reign 1252	Succeeded by Mubarak Shah (under the regency of Orghana)

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