Köten
13th-century Cuman khan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the Japanese term, see Classical Japanese.
Köten (Russian: Котян, romanized: Kotyan; Hungarian: Kötöny; Arabic: Kutan; later Jonas; fl. 1205–1241) was a Cuman–Kipchak chieftain (khan) and military commander active in the mid-13th century. He forged an important alliance with the Kievan Rus' against the Mongols but was ultimately defeated by them at the Kalka River in 1223. After the Mongol victory, Köten led 40,000 "huts" to Hungary, where he became an ally of the Hungarian king and accepted Catholicism, but was nonetheless assassinated by the Hungarian nobility.
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Köten | |
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Khan | |
Reign | 1223–1241 |
Born | Cumania |
Baptised | 1239 Hungary |
Died | 17 March 1241 Pest, Hungary |
Noble family | Terteroba |
Issue | (see section) |
Occupation | Cuman–Kipchak khan |
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