BUQA CHINGSANG: PROTAGONIST OF QUBILAI KHAN'S UNSUCCESSFUL COUP ATTEMPT AGAINST THE HOLEGOID DYNASTY

UYAR M.

BELLETEN, vol.81, no.291, pp.373-387, 2017 (AHCI) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 81 Issue: 291
  • Publication Date: 2017
  • Journal Name: BELLETEN
  • Journal Indexes: Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.373-387
  • Keywords: Qubilai Khan, Ahmad Teguder, Ilkhan Arghun, Amir Buqa, Ilkhanid Empire, ching-sang, ILKHANS
  • Ankara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The study examines the coup attempt orchestrated by Qubilai Khan (1260-94), who desired to re-establish the 'Yeke Mongol Ulus' and to unify the separated Mongol khanates under the authority of the Yuan Empire. The coup was mounted against the Ilkhan Arghun (1284-91), who was the ruler of the Mongols in Iran, who had been showing signs of separation from the central administration since the time of Ahmad Teguder (1282-84). The protagonist of the unsuccessful coup was Amir Buqa, a loyal commander of the Great Khanate. The article investigates the process, historical background and the results of the attempt in the light of the contemporary sources and the modern studies.