Toghrul

Toghrul
Wang Khan "Toghrul" in Le Livre des Merveilles, 15th century. He is depicted with the gown of a Cardinal rather than a King, and with his attendants (right) holding Christian crosses, in relation to his identification with Prester John in the Occident. He is receiving two envoys from Genghis Khan (kneeling).[1]
Khan of Keraites
Reign1165–1194
PredecessorCyriacus Buyruk Khan
SuccessorErke Qara
Khan of Keraites
Reign1198 – 1203
PredecessorErke Qara
SuccessorKeraits Merged with Mongol Empire
Bornc. 1130
Tuul River, modern-day Mongolia
Died1203 (aged 72–73)
IssueIlga Senggüm
Regnal name
Wang Khan (王汗)
Mongolᠣᠩ ᠬᠠᠭᠠᠨ
DynastyKeraite
FatherCyriacus Buyruk Khan
ReligionNestorian Christian

Toghrul (Mongolian: Тоорил хан Tooril han; Chinese: 脫里), also known as Wang Khan or Ong Khan (Ван хан Wan han; Chinese: 王汗; pinyin: Wáng Hán; died 1203), was a khan of the Keraites. He was the blood brother (anda) of the Mongol chief Yesugei and served as an important early patron and ally to Yesugei's son Temüjin, later known as Genghis Khan. The main source on his life is the Secret History of the Mongols.

  1. ^ Marie Therese Gousset, p.42