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Mongke means "eternal" in Mongolian language and may refer to:
Medieval
- Möngke KhanMöngke KhanMöngke Khan , born Möngke, , was the fourth Great Khan of the Mongol Empire from July 1, 1251 – August 11, 1259. He was the first Great Khan from the Toluid line, and made significant reforms to improve the administration of the Empire during his reign...
(1208-1259), Great khan of the Mongol Empire - Yesü MöngkeYesü MöngkeYesü Möngke was head of the ulus of the Chagatai Khanate . He was the son of Chagatai Khan.In or around 1246, he was appointed as khan of the Chagatai Khanate by his cousin the Great Khan Güyük Khan, whom he was friends with, following the deposition of Qara Hülëgü...
, khan of Chagatai khanate, 1247-1252 - Mengu-TimurMengu-TimurMengu-Timur or Möngke Temür , Son of Toqoqan Khan and Buka Ujin of Oirat and the grandson of Batu Khan. He was a khan of the Golden Horde in 1266-1280.His name literally means "Eternal Iron" in the Mongolian language....
(d. 1282), also known as Mongke Temur, khan of the Golden Horde, 1267-1280 - Tuda-Mengu, also known as Tode Mongke, khan of the Golden Horde from 1280-1287
- Möngke TemürMöngke TemürMöngke Temür or Dudu Mentemu was the Jurchen chieftain of the Odoli tribe, one fo the three tribes of the lower Sungari river valley in Manchuria...
, also known as Mengtemu, chieftain of the Jianzhou Jurchens from 1405-1433 - Batumöngke Dayan Khan, khan of the Northern Yuan Dynasty from 1479–1517
Modern
- Mengke BateerMengke BateerMengke Bateer or Menk Batere , commonly referred to simply as Bateer, is a Chinese professional basketball player, formerly in the NBA. He currently plays center for Xinjiang Guanghui.Bateer is an ethnic minority from China's Inner Mongolia region...
, Chinese professional basketball player, formerly in the NBA. - Uranchimegiin Mönkh-ErdeneUranchimegiin Mönkh-ErdeneUranchimegiin Mönkh-Erdene is an amateur boxer from Mongolia who competed 2006 Asian Games in the Lightweight division and won the silver medal in lost bout against China's Hu Qing 22-38...
, amateur boxer from Mongolia - Mönkhbaataryn BundmaaMönkhbaataryn BundmaaMönkhbaataryn Bundmaa is a Mongolian judoka.She won the silver medal in the half-lightweight category of the 2006 Asian Games, having lost to An Kum-Ae of North Korea in the final match. Recently she won Bronze in Judo senior world Championships 2010 Japan, Tokyo.She currently resides in Ulan...
, judoka for Mongolia
Geographic and populated places
- Mount Mönkh Saridag, mountain located in Mongolian-Russian border.
- Mount Mönkhkhairkhan, mountain in Mongolia.
- Mönkhkhairkhan, KhovdMönkhkhairkhan, KhovdMönkhkhairkhan is a sum of Khovd Province in western Mongolia. It is named after Mount Mönkhkhairkhan....
, district of Khovd Province
See also
- MengüMengüMengü is a common masculine Turkish given name. In Turkish, "Mengü" means "eternal", "without a beginning", and/or "having no beginning".-Real People:* Mengü Timur, khan of the Golden Horde in 1266-1280.....
, the Turkic equivalent - MengiMengiMengi is a common masculine Turkish given name. It means "eternal", "without a beginning", "having no beginning". It is a Oghuz accented version of Mengü which is also a Turkish given name...
, the Turkic equivalent