Nayan

Nayan (c. 1257–1287) was a Borjigin prince of the Yuan dynasty and great-great-grandson of Temüge, Genghis Khan's youngest brother. Lord of the family appanage in Manchuria, he led the eastern princes against Kublai Khan's centralizing reforms, and in 1287 rebelled and sought Kaidu's support.

Kublai, aged seventy-two, campaigned in person and routed Nayan's army on the Liao River. Captured, Nayan was executed without spilling his blood, wrapped in a carpet and trampled to death. A Nestorian, he bore the cross on his standard.