Töregene Khatun

Töregene Khatun (also Turakina, Mongolian: Дөргэнэ, ᠲᠦᠷᠭᠡᠨ᠎ᠡ) (d. 1246) was the Great Khatun and regent of the Mongol Empire from the death of her husband Ögedei Khan in 1241 until the election of her eldest son Güyük Khan in 1246.

Töregene Khatun
A coin probably struck in Caucasia during the reign of Töregene Khatun
Regent of the Mongol Empire
Regency1242–1246
PredecessorÖgedei
SuccessorGüyük
Khatun of Mongols
Tenure1241–1246
PredecessorMöge Khatun
SuccessorOghul Qaimish
Died1246
SpouseDayir Usun
Ögedei
IssueGüyük
Godan Khan
Posthumous name
Empress Zhaoci (昭慈皇后)
HouseNaiman by birth
Borjigin by marriage
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