TEMUR

born 1267, China died 1307, China grandson and successor of the great Kublai Khan; he ruled as emperor of China (from 1295 to 1307) and as great khan of the Mongol Empire. He was the last ruler of the Yan (Mongol) dynasty (12791368) to maintain firm control over China, but he never exercised real power over Mongol territories in Russia and the Middle East. Temr staved off attacks from disputants to the throne on the northwest border of China and put down rebellions in Korea and South China. He fought the large-scale corruption within his empire. After his death the power of the court and the empire began to disintegrate. He was given the posthumous title of Ch'eng Tsung (Accomplished Ancestor).