Biligtü Khan Ayushiridara

Biligtü Khan (Mongolian: Билэгт; ᠪᠢᠯᠢᠭᠲᠦ; Chinese: 必里克圖汗), born Ayushiridara (Mongolian: Аюушридар; ᠠᠶᠣᠰᠢᠷᠢᠳᠠᠷ᠎ᠠ; Chinese: 愛猷識理達臘; Sanskrit: आयुष्य तल् means preservative of life), also known by his temple name as the Emperor Zhaozong of Northern Yuan (Chinese: 北元昭宗; 23 January 1340 – April or May 1378), was an emperor of the Northern Yuan dynasty, reigning from 1370 to 1378. He ascended to the throne after the death of his father Toghon Temür (Emperor Shun). In 1372, he defeated an invading Ming dynasty army and recaptured some regions that were previously lost to the newly founded Ming dynasty.

Emperor Zhaozong of Northern Yuan
北元昭宗
Biligtü Khan
必里克圖汗
ᠪᠢᠯᠢᠭᠲᠦ ᠬᠠᠭᠠᠨ
Emperor of the Great Yuan
Emperor of the Northern Yuan dynasty
Reign23 May 1370 – 28 April 1378 / 26 May 1378
Coronation23 May 1370
PredecessorUkhaghatu Khan Toghon Temür
SuccessorUskhal Khan Tögüs Temür
Born23 January 1340
Diedbetween 28 April 1378 and 26 May 1378 (aged 38)
Karakorum, Northern Yuan
Spouse
Empress Gwon of the Andong Gwon Clan
(m. 1361)
Issue2
Names
Mongolian: ᠠᠶᠣᠰᠢᠷᠢᠳᠠᠷ᠎ᠠ
Chinese: 愛猷識理答臘
Ayushiridara
Era dates
Xuanguang (宣光): 1371–1378
Regnal name
Biligtü Khan (ᠪᠢᠯᠢᠭᠲᠦ ᠬᠠᠭᠠᠨ; 必里克圖汗)
Posthumous name
Emperor Wucheng Hexiao (武承和孝皇帝)
Temple name
Zhaozong (昭宗)
HouseBorjigin
DynastyNorthern Yuan
FatherToghon Temür
MotherEmpress Ki
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