| Babukhan | |
|---|---|
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| Empress consort of the Yuan dynasty and Khatun of Mongols | |
| Tenure | 1324 — 15 August 1328 |
| Predecessor | Empress Sugabala |
| Successor | Empress Budashiri |
| Empress Dowager of the Yuan dynasty | |
| Tenure | October — 14 November 1328 |
| Predecessor | Empress Dowager Radnashiri |
| Successor | Empress Dowager Budashiri |
| Born | 1296 (1296) |
| Died | 1329 (aged 32–33) |
| Spouse | Yesün Temür |
| Issue | Ragibagh Khan |
| House | Khongirad |
| Father | Woliuchar |
| Mother | Nanabula |
Babukhan (fl. 1328) (Mongolian: Бабухан, Chinese: 八不罕) was the wife of Taiding Emperor of the Yuan dynasty.1 She served as regent in 1328.
Life
Babukhan's father was either Woliuchar or Maizhuhan, both grandsons of Anchen.2 She was established as empress in the third month of the first year of Taiding's reign (1324).3
Her husband died four years later in Shangdu and she instantly went into motion to assure that her son Ragibagh - the designated heir - would indeed ascend the throne.2 Babukhan immediately sent her envoys to seize the royal seals of office, and, when supporters of the former emperor Khaishan moved to enthrone one of his children, she pre-emptively had her son crowned with the reign name Tianshun.42 She would serve as his regent.
Babukhan sent troops to attack and punish the rebels, and many battles ensued; eventually her army was defeated.5 Tuq Temur, son of Khaishan, took power, and had Tianshun executed.2
It is unknown what became of Babukhan afterwards.2 She wasn't given a posthumous due to the fact that she wasn't considered legitimate empress by Tugh Temür.
Notes
Notes
- Herbert Franke, Denis Twitchett, John King Fairbank-The Cambridge History of China: Alien regimes and border states, 907–1368
- Zhao, George Qingzhi (2008). Marriage as Political Strategy and Cultural Expression: Mongolian Royal Marriages from World Empire to Yuan Dynasty. Peter Lang. p. 108. ISBN 978-1-4331-0275-2.
- 黎东方 (2019-05-01). 黎东方讲史：细说元朝 (in Chinese). 上海人民出版社有限责任公司. ISBN 978-7-208-15796-5.
- 岡田英弘 (2017-11-17). 中國文明的歷史: 非漢中心史觀的建構 (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 讀書共和國出版集團／八旗文化. ISBN 978-986-95561-4-9.
- 宋元通鑑: 157巻 (in Chinese). 和泉屋金右衛門. 1864.