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Guyuk

Also known as: Guyuk; primary name: Guyuk; other name: Kuyuk
Details: individual; ruler; Mongol; Male
Life dates: c.1206-1248
Other dates: 1246-1248 (ruled; AH 644-AH 646)
Biography: Ruler. Third Mongol Great Khan, son of Ogedey and grandson of Genghis Khan (q.v.).
Bibliography: C. E. Bosworth, 'The New Islamic Dynasties', Edinburgh University Press, 1996 (pp.246-247).