Möngke Khan (ᠮᠥᠩᠬᠡ ᠬᠠᠭᠠᠨ; 1209 – 1259), was the fourth Great Khan of the Mongol Empire, reigning from 1251 until his death. He was a grandson of Genghis Khan and brother to Hülegü Khan, Ariq Boke, and Kublai Khan. He was the first Great Khan from the Toluid dynasty and made significant reforms to improve the administration of the Empire during his reign. Under Möngke, the Mongols conquered Iraq and Syria and pushed forward their conquest of China.
Möngke was also the founder of the Mongolian Rite of the Templar Order, having been taught the Templar ideals by a Templar Knight that was captured during the Battle of Legnica. Some years later, he would induct one of his sons, Asutai, into the Order. The Khan also possessed one of the three prongs of the Trident of Eden with which he was buried.[1]
Biography[]
On 11 August 1259, Möngke launched an assault on Diaoyu Castle, which was under the Chinese control. During the attack, he was killed by the Assassin apprentice Zhang Zhi, who had sought revenge for her father, a Chinese commander and Assassin killed by Bayan.[1] The death of Möngke left the Mongol Empire divided, igniting two civil wars.[2]
Appearances[]
- Assassin's Creed: Memories (mentioned only)
- Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Tomb of the Khan (first appearance)
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