Song, Liao, and Jin · Empress Dowager and Mother of Möngke

Sorghaghtani Beki 唆魯禾帖尼

Died AD 1252

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Chapters
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Histories
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Overview

The translated histories identify Sorghaghtani Beki as a consort and royal family member. This record brings together 2 passages from 1 chapter across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
Personal Sorghaghtani Beki 唆魯禾帖尼
Posthumous name Empress Dowager Zhuang Sheng 莊聖太后
Clan name of the Kereit 怯烈氏
Personal name Sorghaghtani Beki 唆魯禾帖尼
Title name the Empress Dowager 皇太后

Identity

Historicity
Historical
Identification
Named
Sex
Female

Roles

  • Consort
  • Royal Family Member

Life and dates

Death

  • Date Context: Source Date: Text: 二年壬子春正月 · Regnal Year: 2 · Season: spring · Lunar Month: 1 · Western Year: AD 1252 · Statement: 皇太后崩 — the Empress Dowager died
    Explicit · yuanshi:003:s0052

Attested activity

Family

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  • Spouse of Tolui (拖雷)
    Kinship Term: mother of his eldest son / 母 · Union Category: marriage · Relationship State: formed
  • Parent of Möngke (蒙哥)
    Kinship Term: mother / 母 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: son · Object Role: mother · Line: maternal

Origins and identity

Career and standing

  • Title: Empress Dowager Zhuang Sheng / 莊聖太后 · Action: held · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 歲戊辰,十二月三日 · Lunar Month: 12 · Day Of Month: 3 · Western Year: AD 1209
    Explicit · yuanshi:003:s0002

References in the histories

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History of Yuan, Chapter 3Volume 3 Annals 3: Xianzong · 2 passages