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Which brother of Kublai Khan was the great khan before him?
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Kublai Khan
Kublai Khan; in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taiwan.
The great khan who preceded Kublai Khan was his brother, Möngke (reigned 1251â1259).12
Möngke was a son of Tolui and was elected great khan in 1251. Upon his death in 1259, a succession dispute arose between Kublai and their younger brother, Arigböge, which Kublai ultimately won to become the next great khan.132