Toqta

Toqta
Tokhtokh
Khan
A 14th century French illustration of Tokhta and his cousins, Temür, Chabar and Oljaitu.
Khan of the Golden Horde
Western Half (Blue Horde)
Reign1291–1312
PredecessorTalabuga
SuccessorÖz Beg Khan
Bornc. 1270
Diedc. 1312
SpouseBulughan Khatun
Tükünche Khongirad
Maria Palaiologina
IssueTükel Buqa
Ilbasar
Marija (poss.)
HouseBorjigin
DynastyGolden Horde
FatherMengu-Timur
MotherOlju Khatun Khongirad
ReligionShamanist

Tokhta (also spelled Toqta, Toktu, Tokhtai, Tochtu or Tokhtogha; died c. 1312) was Khan of the Golden Horde from 1291 to 1312. He was a son of Mengu-Timur and a great-grandson of Batu Khan.

His name "Tokhtokh" means "hold/holding" in the Mongolian language.