Danashri Explained

Danashiri (died 1335) was an empress consort of the Yuan dynasty, married to Toghon Temür.

Consort:yes
Danashiri
Succession:Empress consort of the Yuan dynasty
Reign:1333–1335
Predecessor:Daliyetemishi
Successor:Bayan Khutugh
Issue:Maha
House:Kipchaks
Father:El Temür
Mother:Lady Kipchak
Birth Date:1320
Death Place:Hefei, Yuan Empire
Religion:Mahayana Buddhism

She was the daughter of El Temür, the prime minister during the first years of her husband's reign. She had one son, Maha, but he died because of Measles when he was still an infant. She came to be in conflict with the emperor for his infatuation with his concubine, Lady Ki, whom she often ordered to be beaten.[1]

Danashiri was implicated in the failed rebellion of her brother, whom she attempted to protect from being executed.[2] She was exiled to Hefei[3] for trying to defend her brother and later poisoned.

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Notes and References

  1. Lily Xiao Hong Lee; Sue Wiles (13 March 2014). Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Women: Tang Through Ming, 618-1644. M.E. Sharpe. .
  2. Lily Xiao Hong Lee; Sue Wiles (13 March 2014). Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Women: Tang Through Ming, 618-1644. M.E. Sharpe. .
  3. Ч.Содбилэг. «Монголын Их Юань улсын түүх». 262-р тал. Улаанбаатар. 2010 он.