Mongol Prince Kaidu's 40-Year War Against Kublai Khan

This episode explores the forty-year rebellion of Kaidu, the grandson of Ögedei, against his cousin Kublai Khan. Kaidu controlled the Central Asian steppe from the Altai Mountains to the Irtysh River, refusing to accept Kublai's rule and sparking a civil war that ultimately fractured the Mongol Empire. We cover the 1266 kurultai where Kublai tried to legitimize his claim, the 1269 Talas Kurultai where Kaidu and other Mongol princes formed an alliance against him, and the key battles of the war including the 1275 Battle of Khorgos against the Yuan dynasty. We also discuss Kaidu's relationship with his daughter Khutulun, a renowned wrestler and warrior who refused to marry any man who could not defeat her in wrestling. Without a centralized succession, the empire split into four khanates, and Kaidu's rebellion marked the end of a unified Mongol state. Keywords: Kaidu, Kublai Khan, Ögedei, Talas Kurultai, Khutulun, Mongol civil war, Chagatai Khanate, Yuan dynasty. #Kaidu #KublaiKhan #Gedei #TalasKurultai #Khutulun #MongolCivilWar #ChagataiKhanate #YuanDynasty #AltaiMountains #IrtyshRiver #Kurultai #Yassa #MongolEmpire #CentralAsia #SteppeWarfare #History #FexingoHistory #MongolPrinces #GenghisKhan #GoldenHorde Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo