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Ogedei Khan

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    (circa 1186-December 11, 1241)
    Third son and successor of Genghis Khan
    Supreme Khan of the Mongol Empire (September 13, 1229-December 11, 1241)
    Conquered/invaded Persia (1227-1231), Jin Empire (1229-1234), Korea (1231), the Caucasus (1232-1240), Song Empire (1235-1245), Russia (1238), Hungary (1241), Poland (1241), and India (1241)

Why he might be annoying:

    He and his brother Chagatai launched a massacre of the residents of Otrar, Kazakhstan (1219-1220).
    He wasted much of his wealth, so high taxes had to be set up to sustain the treasury.
    He became an alcoholic after the death of his brother Tolui.
    The Mongol Empire slightly declined following his death.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He was Genghis Khan’s favorite son because of his charismatic personality.
    When his brothers Jochi and Chagatai were quarreling about the military strategy on conquering Urgench, he was left with the duty of conquering it (1221).
    He expanded the Mongol Empire to its farthest point in the west.
    His charisma helped keep the Mongol Empire stable.
    He developed the city of Karakorum into a walled city (1235).
    He oversaw the bureaucratization of the Mongol Empire, making it easier to be governed.
    His reign was known as ‘Pax Mongolica’ because he linked communities that had no previous contact through trade routes like the Silk Road and raised the knowledge of an outside world among Europeans.
    Mongolian Airlines named one of its airplanes after him.

Credit: Big Lenny


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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 10 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 30 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 33 Votes: 48.48% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 11 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 16 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 18 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 17 Votes: 58.82% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 14 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 79 Votes: 64.56% Annoying