Khutulun biography sample

          Khutulun was born as the cousin of Kublai Khan at the height of civil war in the vast Mongol empire.

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          Khutulun

          Mongolian princess (1260-1306)

          Khutulun

          Full name

          Aigiarne

          Native nameAiyurug
          BornKhotol Tsagaan
          1260 (1260)
          Died1306 (aged 45–46)
          FamilyOgedai Dynasty
          FatherKaidu Khan
          OccupationMongolian princess and daughter of Kaidu

          Khutulun (c. 1260 – c. 1306), also known as Aigiarne,[1]Aiyurug, Khotol Tsagaan or Ay Yaruq[2] (lit. 'Moonlight')[1] was a Mongol noblewoman, the most famous daughter of Kaidu, a cousin of Kublai Khan.

          Both Marco Polo[1] and Rashid al-Din Hamadani wrote accounts of their encounters with her.

          Life

          Khutulun was born about 1260.[3] By 1280, her father Kaidu became the most powerful ruler of Central Asia, reigning in the realms from western Mongolia to Oxus, and from the Central Siberian Plateau to India.

          In historical chronicles, Khutulun was described as a strong warrior princess who participated in the Mongol