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Mongolia: Elbeg Nigulesugchi Khagan, khan of the Northern Yuan Dynasty (r.1393–1399).

Mongolia: Elbeg Nigulesugchi Khagan, khan of the Northern Yuan Dynasty (r.1393–1399).

Elbeg Nigulesugchi Khagan (1361–1399) was the Mongol Khan of the Northern Yuan Dynasty in Mongolia. Elbeg was the younger brother of Jorightu Khan and ruled for seven years. His reigning title Nigulesugchi Khagan means 'Merciful Emperor' in Mongolian. Border skirmishes with Ming China and the Oirat rebellion plagued his reign.

Elbeg Niguulsegch Khan, younger brother of Enkh Zorigt Khan, was born in 1361, the white cattle year. In 1393, the black hen year, he assumed the throne and passed away in 1399, the yellow rabbit year.

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