Baiju Noyan

Baiju Noyan
ᠪᠠᠶᠢᠵᠤ ᠨᠣᠶᠠᠨ
A 1462 depiction of Baiju
Viceroy of Mongol Empire in Near East
In office
1241–1247
Appointed byÖgedei
Preceded byChormaqan
Succeeded byEljigidei
In office
1251–1255
Appointed byMöngke
Preceded byEljigidei
Succeeded byHulagu
Personal details
Diedc. 1258
Military service
Battles/wars

Baiju Noyan or Baichu (Mongolian: ᠪᠠᠶᠢᠵᠤ ᠨᠣᠶᠠᠨ; Persian: بایجو نویان; Chinese: 拜住; pinyin: Bàizhù; in European sources: Bayothnoy; fl. died c. 1258) was a Mongol commander in Persia, Armenia, Anatolia and Georgia. He was appointed by Ögedei Khan to succeed Chormagan. He was the last direct imperial governor of the Mongol Near East; after his death Hulagu's descendants inherited domains he once commanded.