Tagi Khatun

Dagi Khatun (, ; also known as Taji and Tagi) was a Mongol noblewoman, mother of Yuan emperors Külüg Khan and Ayurbawada Khan. Early life Her early life is unknown. She was from Khongirad clan, daughter of Kundu Temür, niece of Chabi and Nambui. She was married to Darmabala, son of Zhenjin, Crown Prince of Yuan around 1278. After Darmabala's death in 1292, she was forced to raise her sons alone, allying herself to Kökejin, widow of Zhenjin. She came into conflict with Empress Bulughan, widow of Temür Khan in 1306. Bulugan attempted to set up Muslim Ananda, son of Manggala as new khagan and exiled Dagi and his son Ayurbarwada to Huaizhou. Her alliance was supported by some senior officials of the Secretariat under Aqutai. Ananda was a popular prince who successfully protected the provinces of the Yuan against the Ögedeid and Chaghatayid armies and had a bulk of the imperial army under him in Anxi. But he lacked of military power in the imperial capital city and was a Muslim opposed to the majority of the Buddhist and Tengriist Mongols. The Khongirad faction in court alarmed by it and under leadership of Khayishan and his 30.000 strong army, they arrested Ananda and Bulugan by coup and recalled Ayurbarwada and Dagi Khatun from Henan. Then Khayishan decided to hold the coronation ceremony in Shangdu just as his great-grandfather Khubilai Khan did, and advanced southward with the most part of his army. He was welcomed by Ayurbarwada, who gave up temporary khanship, and ascended to the throne. They executed Ananda, Bulugan and their retainers in 1307. As empress dowager During reign of Külüg She was created empress upon ascendance of his son Külüg to khaganate and was granted Longfu Palace in Khanbaliq. She was later granted Xingsheng Palace in 1308 and a new title associated with it in 1310. She was known as a patron of Buddhism and befriended Chungseon of Goryeo, attending Buddhist ceremonies in Wutai Mountain with him.