Draft:Kokejin

Kokejin ( Mongolian:    Cyrillic: Хөхжин хатан, Chinese: 阔阔真) also known as Bairam egchi)(1240-1300) was the chief wife of Zhenjin and the mother of Emperor Chengzong.

Early life
Her parents are unknown but she is known to be from Khongirad clan.Her real name is Kokejin and Bairam egchi is her nickname due to her wisdom and capability of ruling the inner court. According to "History of the Yuan Dynasty: The Third Biography of the Second Concubine":

''Kublai Khan once felt thirsty on the road when he was out hunting. He approached a shepherd's tent and saw a girl hunting for camel antler, so he went up to ask for mare's milk. The woman said: "Although there is mare's milk at home, my parents and brothers are not at home. It is not convenient for me as a woman to receive guests." After hearing this, Kublai Khan was about to leave. The woman added that his parents would be back soon, so he could wait for a while. wait. Soon, the family members came back and gave Kublai Khan some mare's milk to drink. After Kublai Khan left, he sighed: "It would be great if I could find such a woman in my family!" When it was time to choose the princess for Zhenjin, Kublai Khan saw many girl from Khongirad but were not satisfied, so an old minister sent someone to inquire about the woman and learned that she was not married yet, so he reported it to Kublai Khan. Kublai Khan was overjoyed and immediately chose her as a bride for Zhenjin.''

Seize control of palace property
When Empress Chabi died on the 29th day of the 2nd month of the lunar calendar in the 18th year of Zhìyuán (1281), Bairam Egchi followed the Mongol tradition of inheriting the court (ordo) of the monarch's concubine, its territory, and property to the concubine from the same tribe. She inherited the enormous wealth that Chabi had accumulated during her lifetime. . Chabi suggested Nambui Khatun of the same family as the next empress, but the background of Crown Princess Kokojin's accession to the queen consort's court is unknown.

Her husband, Zhenjin, was in conflict with Ahmed, a Muslim financial official appointed by her father, Kublai Khan, and the conflict escalated into a conflict with Kublai. Zhenjin was anxious due to stress and died of alcoholism on January 5, 1286, the 23rd year of his reign, before Great Khan Kublai. However, the management authority of the Crown Prince, who owned power and property under the protection of Cheni and under the authority of Qin Kim, was lost. It was inherited as is by Kokejin. When Zhenjin died, Kublai Khan's fourth son, Nomugan, wanted to become the next crown prince, but through Kokojin's efforts, her second son Darmabala was designated as the next crown prince. Kokejin's other sons were also able to maintain their positions as strong candidates for Kublai's successor.

In 1292, his second son Darmabala died while receiving medical treatment in Khanbaliq. Kokejin arranged for a new crown prince to be chosen between Kamala and Temur.

Empress dowager
In the 31st year of Zhìyuán (1294), Kublai died, and Kokojin led the Kuriltai to elect the next Great Khan, which was hosted by the Great Khan's widow. Among the people who attended the Kuriltai was Great Khan Kublai's sire. ) There was also King Chungnyeol (忠烈王), who became the monarch of Goryeo. In this Kuriltai, Gammala and Temur were mentioned as candidates (Darmabala died young), and instead, with the help of ministers such as Bayan, Kokejin chose Temur Oljeitu, whom Kublai had given the title of crown prince during his lifetime, as the next great khan. When Temur ascended to the throne, his mother, Kokejin, became empress dowager on May 10 of that year, and the crown prince's palace was renamed Yungbok Palace(隆福宮). Kokojin died on March 1 of the 4th year of Dade (1300) while working as a guardian of Temur.

The Yungbok Palace, which belonged to Kokojin, was likely to be inherited by Temur's empress, Bulugan from the Bayaut tribe, and Dagi from Khongirad, the widow of Darmabala, but when Temur died in the 11th year of Dade (1307), a coup took place. They got up and went over to Dagi’s possession. Because Temur failed to leave a successor after his death, the struggle for successors that had been repeated in the Mongol Empire after Temur's death was repeated, and a fierce power struggle among Mongol nobles, including the mother, maternal relatives, and officials, over the position of Great Khan (emperor) was repeated.

Issue
Zhenjin and Kokejin had 3 sons all of them had some kind of illness


 * 1) Gammala(1263-1302)-Some historians think he was born from a concubine of Zhenjin due to Kokejin's preference of Temür
 * 2) Darmabala(1264-1292)-Struggled with ill health since childhood. Might have been mute
 * 3) Emperor Chengzong(1265-1307)-Became the second emperor of Great Yuan after his grandfather. He was addicted to alcohol. Suffered from gout and was unable to walk after his 25 birthday.