Nambui Explained

Succession:Empress consort of the Yuan dynasty and Khatun of Mongols
Reign:1283–1290
Predecessor:Empress Chabi
Successor:Empress Shirindari
Consort:yes
Spouse:Kublai Khan
House:Khongirad
House-Type:Clan
Father:Nachen Küregen

Nambui (;, fl. 1294) was a Khongirad empress consort of the Yuan dynasty. She was married to Kublai Khan after the death of his first wife Chabi.

Biography

Her birthdate is unknown. She was daughter of Nachen Küregen from Khongirad, brother of Chabi. She was married to Kublai in 1283 after the death of Chabi in 1281. After his principal wife's death, Kublai started to live in Nambui's ordo, admitted only a very limited circle of people, and his ministers had to submit reports and reports to the khan through Nambui.[1] [2] According to some sources, in the last years of his reign, Kublai even allowed Nambui to issue important decrees on his behalf, but there are no concrete examples to prove this.[3] Nambui had a son with him called Temechi, who was Kublai's youngest son. She went missing in 1294 with her son Temechi.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Zhao, George Qingzhi. Marriage as Political Strategy and Cultural Expression: Mongolian Royal Marriages from World Empire to Yuan Dynasty. 2008. Peter Lang. 978-1-4331-0275-2. 69. en.
  2. Book: Atwood, Christopher Pratt. Encyclopedia of Mongolia and the Mongol empire. 2004. Facts On File. 0-8160-4671-9. New York, NY. 459. 52901464.
  3. Book: Rossabi, Morris. From Yuan to Modern China and Mongolia . https://brill.com/view/book/9789004285293/B9789004285293_014.xml. 12. Khubilai Khan and the Women in His Family. 2014-01-01. 327–362 . Brill. 978-90-04-28529-3. en. 10.1163/9789004285293_014.