Nambui
Empress Nambui (Mongolian: Намбуй хатан,ᠨᠠᠮᠪᠦᠢ; Chinese: 南必皇后, 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.
| Nambui | |
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| Empress of China and Khatun of Mongols | |
| Tenure | 1283 - 1294 |
| Predecessor | Empress Chabi |
| Successor | Empress Shirindari |
| Spouse | Kublai Khan |
| Clan | Khongirad |
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 Nambi to issue important decrees on his behalf, but there are no concrete examples to prove this.[3] Nambui bore him a son called Temechi, who was Kublai's youngest son. Nothing much is known about her after death of Kublai.
References
- Zhao, George Qingzhi (2008). Marriage as Political Strategy and Cultural Expression: Mongolian Royal Marriages from World Empire to Yuan Dynasty. Peter Lang. p. 69. ISBN 978-1-4331-0275-2.
- Atwood, Christopher Pratt (2004). Encyclopedia of Mongolia and the Mongol empire. New York, NY: Facts On File. p. 459. ISBN 0-8160-4671-9. OCLC 52901464.
- Rossabi, Morris (2014-01-01). 12. Khubilai Khan and the Women in His Family. Brill. doi:10.1163/9789004285293_014. ISBN 978-90-04-28529-3.
| Preceded by Chabi |
Empress of the Yuan dynasty 1283–1294 |
Succeeded by Shirindari |