Ergene Khatun

Ergene Khatun

Ergene Khatun (also spelled Orqina or Orghana) was the queen of Chagatai Khanate. She was from Mongol Oirat tribe.

She became the head of the "ulus" of the Chagatai Khanate upon the death of her husband Qara Hülëgü in 1252. Until 1261 she ruled as regent for her son Mubarak Shah. In 1262, Alghu invaded the Chagatai Khanate, and Ergene became involved in the conflict between Arigh Böke and Khubilai. Sent to Samarkand by Arigh Böke to make peace with Alghu, she married him instead. After Alghu's death in 1265 or 1266, she managed to place her and Qara Hülegü's son Mubarak Shah on the throne, but only for some months - he was disposed by Baraq in 1266. [Rene Grousset, "The Empire of the Steppes", New Brunswick 1970, p. 329ff]


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