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Mongolia / China: Yesun Temur Khan (r. 1323-1328), 10th Khagan of the Mongol Empire; 6th Yuan Emperor Taiding.

Mongolia / China: Yesun Temur Khan (r. 1323-1328), 10th Khagan of the Mongol Empire; 6th Yuan Emperor Taiding.

Yesun Temur (November 28, 1293 – August 15, 1328) was a great-grandson of Kublai Khan and ruled as Emperor of the Yuan Dynasty from 1323 to 1328. He is regarded as the 10th Khagan of the Mongols in Mongolia. He was the emperor visited by the Franciscan monk Odoric, who left an excellent record of his travels.

Yesun Temur Khan was born in 1276, the black snake year. He was the second son of Gamal, the son of Chingem. In1324, the black pig year, he assumed the throne and passed away in 1328, the yellow dragon year.

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