Baiju Noyan
Baiju Noyan | |
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ᠪᠠᠶᠢᠵᠤ ᠨᠣᠶᠠᠨ | |
A French depiction of Baiju in 1462 by David Aubert in the Chronique des Empereurs | |
| Viceroy of Mongol Empire in Near East | |
| Preceded by | Chormaqan |
| Succeeded by | Eljigidei |
| Appointed by | Möngke |
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| Died | c. 1258 |
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Baiju Noyan or Baichu (Mongolian: ᠪᠠᠶᠢᠵᠤ ᠨᠣᠶᠠᠨ; Chagatai: بایجو نویان; Chinese: 拜住; pinyin: Bàizhù; in European sources: Bayothnoy; fl. died c. 1258) was a Mongol commander in Persia, Armenia, Anatolia and Georgia. He was appointed by Ögedei Khan to succeed Chormagan. He was the last direct imperial governor of the Mongol Near East; after his death Hulagu's descendants inherited domains he once commanded.