Markörgis (1448–1465) was a Mongol Khan

Khan (title)

Khan is an originally Altaic and subsequently Central Asian title for a sovereign or military ruler, widely used by medieval nomadic Turko-Mongol tribes living to the north of China. 'Khan' is also seen as a title in the Xianbei confederation for their chief between 283 and 289...

 of the Northern Yuan Dynasty

Post-imperial Mongolia

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 in Mongolia. Some scholars believe his name is Christian name.

Markörgis was the youngest son of Tayisung Khan Toghtoa Bukha and his youngest khatun

Khatun

Khatun is a female title of nobility and alternative to male "khan" prominently used in the First Turkic Empire and in the subsequent Mongol Empire...

 Samar. Soon after Esen was killed, his mother, Samar, attacked the Four Oirads

Four Oirats

The Four Oirats or the Alliance of the Four Oirat tribes was the confederation of the Oirat tribes, which marked the rise of the Western Mongols in Mongolian history.Despite the universal currency of the term Four Oirats among Eastern Mongols and Oirats and numerous explanations by...

 at Khangai

Khangai

Khangai can specify:* Khangai Mountains, a mountain range in Mongolianamed after the Mountains:* two aimags of Mongolia:** Arkhangai Province** Övörkhangai Province* several sums in different aimags:** Hangai, Arhangai...

 Zavkhan

Zavkhan

Zavkhan may refer to:* Zavkhan Province, Mongolia* several sums in different aimags of Mongolia:** Zavkhan, Uvs** Zavkhanmandal, Zavkhan*Zavkhan River, a river...

. During the campaign, 8 year-old Markörgis was taken in a box on horseback, thus to be later called Ükegtü Khagan. They defeated the Oirads

Oirats

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 and returned with a large booty.

After that Samar taifu and Dogholon taishi of the seven Tümed

Tümed

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s crowned the boy as Khagan. Bulay of the Kharchin

Kharchin

Kharchin is a subgroup of the Mongols residing mainly in North-western Liaoning and Chifeng, Inner Mongolia. There are Khalkha-Kharchin Mongols in Dorno-Gobi Province and in Ulaanbaatar.They are descended directly from the Kharchin tümen of the Northern Yuan Dynasty...

 and Dogholon held the real power, who constantly fought each other for dominance. Markörgis was given title Ükegtü because he sat inside a cart during the battles.

Bulay tried to open trade relations with Ming China but was declined. Bulay repeatedly invaded China in 1460 and 1461. He also attacked the Uriyangkhai Doyin guard (tributary of the Ming) in the next year. The Ming court finally agreed to establish peace with the Mongols.

In 1465, the Mongol nobles openly went to war against each other in their power struggle and Markörgis Ükegtü Khan was killed as a result. Young khan was succeeded by his eldest half-brother Mulan Khan Tögüs Mengke.