Manduul Khan

Manduul (also spelled Manduuluu, Manduyul or Manduyulun; ; ), (1438–1479) was a khagan of the Northern Yuan dynasty, reigning from 1475 to 1479. The two disliked each other, and their marriage produced no children.

Reign During his short rule, Manduul Khan successfully strengthened the power of khan and reduced the power of nobles, and paved the way for his adopted son and great-grandnephew Dayan Khan (Batu Möngke) who succeeded him as Manduul Khan had no direct male heirs, and most sources report that he had no children at all.

In Fiction Manduul's later life is also fictionalized in books one and two of the historical fiction Fractured Empire Saga, by Starr Z. Davies, published 2021-2022, a four-book series: Daughter of the Yellow Dragon, Lords of the Black Banner, Mother of the Blue Wolf, and Empress of the Jade Realm.

He also appears as a character in the historical novel "Manduchai" by German author Tanja Kinkel in 2014.

Manduul Khan was portrayed by Mongolian actor in the 1988 four-part Mongolian historical film epic Mandukhai Setsen Khatan .