Overview
Sorghaghtani Beki was an empress Dowager and Mother of Möngke.
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Posthumous name | Empress Dowager Zhuang Sheng | 莊聖太后 |
Life and dates
Death
- AD 1252 二年壬子春正月Directly stated · History of Yuan 3, passage 52
Attested activity
- AD 1209 歲戊辰，十二月三日Directly stated · History of Yuan 3, passages 2-3
- AD 1252 二年壬子春正月Directly stated · History of Yuan 3, passages 51-52
- AD 1232 壬辰Strongly inferred · History of Yuan 115, passage 64
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Spouse of Tolui (拖雷)consort 妃
mother of his eldest son 母 · MarriageSources vary in certainty · History of Yuan 115, passage 64; History of Yuan 3, passages 1-2 - Parent of Möngke (蒙哥)mother 母 · maternal lineDirectly stated · History of Yuan 3, passage 2
- Parent of Shizu (世祖)son 子Strongly inferred · History of Yuan 115, passages 64-65
- Parent of Xianzong (憲宗)son 子Strongly inferred · History of Yuan 115, passages 64-65
Key source chapters
Origins and identity
- Ethnicity Kereit 怯烈Directly stated · History of Yuan 115, passage 64
- Group Kereit 怯烈氏Directly stated · History of Yuan 3, passage 2
Career and standing
- Empress Dowager Zhuang Sheng 莊聖太后AD 1209 歲戊辰，十二月三日 · HeldDirectly stated · History of Yuan 3, passage 2
Places and affiliations
- Polity Mongol Empire 蒙古 · Relation Affiliated withStrongly inferred · History of Yuan 115, passage 64
References in the histories
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