Yesün Temür, Taiding Emperor

Yesün Temür (1293–1328), the Taiding Emperor, was the son of Gammala and a great-grandson of Kublai Khan. In 1302 he succeeded his father as Prince of Jin. After the 1323 Nanpo coup killed Emperor Yingzong, he was enthroned that October and then executed the conspirators who had elevated him.

He honoured Confucianism publicly while entrusting government to Muslim and steppe officials, and barred Tibetan lamas from China proper. He died at Shangdu in August 1328; his young son Ragibagh was overthrown within months.