Otegu Qulan

Ötegü Qulan, “Old Wild Ass”, was a camping ground on the northern edge of the Gobi. The Keraites used it as a summer camp under Ong Khan, and a great assembly of the Mongols met there in 1235. In December 1241 Ögedei Khan returned to the camp after a hunt and celebrated with his companions; he died that night, bringing his reign as great khan to an end.