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Laihur (Zasagt Khan)

Zasagt Khan

Born
Unknown
Died
Unknown
Reigned
?–1596
Khanate
Khalkh Mongolia

Overview

Laihur was Zasagt Khan of the Khalkha from ? to 1596. He is the first of the western Khalkha rulers to be called khan, and his dates are uncertain.

Rise to Power

Laihur, of the line of Gersenji's eldest son Ashikhai, received the khan title, according to later accounts from Abtai Sain Khan.

Rule and Achievements

  • Ruled the western Khalkha in the time of Abtai Sain Khan

Legacy

Accounts differ on his death: one places his killing in 1587, while the usual list ends his reign in 1596. His son Subadai took the title Zasagt Khan.

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