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Also Known As Anda • Altan Khan
Died 1583 • Mongolia
Genghis Khan
Genghis Khan
Mongolian warrior-ruler
Kublai Khan
Kublai Khan
emperor of Yuan dynasty
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Ögödei
Mongol khan
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Möngke
Mongol khan
Batu
Batu
Mongol ruler
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Ligdan
khan of Mongolia
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Temür
emperor of Yuan dynasty
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Güyük
Mongol emperor
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Arigböge
Mongol chief
14th Dalai Lama
14th Dalai Lama
Tibetan Buddhist monk
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Tsong-kha-pa
Tibetan lama
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Bogd Gegeen Khan
Mongolian head of state
Maḥmūd Ghāzān
Maḥmūd Ghāzān
Mongol ruler of Persia
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Arghūn
ruler of Iran
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Togon-temür
emperor of Yuan dynasty
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Bayan
Mongolian minister
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Ulanhu
Chinese politician
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Jöchi
Mongol prince
Sühbaatar, Damdiny
Damdiny Sühbaatar
Mongolian leader
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Hülegü
Mongol ruler of Iran