Song, Liao, and Jin · Imperial Prince of the West

Berke 別兒哥

Attested AD 1251 - AD 1252

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Berke was an Imperial Prince of the West.

IdentityHistorical · Male

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  • As a western prince met at Kötö'ü Adal and joined in raising Möngke to the throne on the Onon River
    AD 1251 元年辛亥夏六月 · Political · Participant · With Möngke (蒙哥)
    Directly stated · History of Yuan 3, passage 29

References in the histories

History of Yuan, Chapter 3Volume 3 Annals 3: Xianzong · 2 passages
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元年辛亥夏六月，西方諸王別兒哥、脫哈帖木兒，東方諸王也古、脫忽、亦孫哥、按只帶、塔察兒、別裏古帶，西方諸大將班裏赤等，東方諸大將也速不花等，復大會於闊帖兀阿闌之地，共推帝即皇帝位於斡難河。 In the first year (xinhai), in the sixth month of summer, the western princes Berke and Toghtamur, the eastern princes Yeke, Toghu, Yissüngge, Ajai, Tachar, and Belgütei, the western generals led by Barchin, and the eastern generals led by Yesu Buqa met again at Kötö'ü Adal and together enthroned him on the Onon River.