Taghachar, spelled Tajir, Ta'achar was a commander in the Mongol Empire's army.
14 Facts About Taghachar
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Taghachar was one of the conspirators involved in the overthrow of three Ilkhanate khans, and placed the short-lived Baydu on the throne in 1295.
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Taghachar was a member of the Suquai'ud branch of the Baarin tribe.
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Taghachar's father was Qutu Buqa, a tumen commander operated under Hulagu and Abaqa and died in battle against Golden Horde.
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Taghachar had an elder brother called Taiju, who died in infancy.
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When Hulegu entered Persia in 1256, Taghachar commanded a battalion of his western wing.
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Arghun rewarded Taghachar by making him a commander of Qara'unas and appointing him as atabeg of his youngest son Khitai-Oghul.
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Taghachar soon took action against Buqa in 1289, who harnessed absolute power in his hands.
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Taghachar's status was so strengthened that he became of the recipients of letters from Nicholas IV as person of power.
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Towards the end of Arghun's reign, Taghachar allied himself to other powerful emirs like Tugel, Toghan and Qoncuqbal in order to remove powerful vizier Sa'ad al-Dawla in 1291.
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Taghachar was thought to have been implicated in the rebellion of Prince Sogai and was declared a rebel.
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Taghachar strengthened himself in Tokat and resisted against Ghazan's commanders Harmanji, Baltu and Arap.
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Taghachar was arrested by Baltu near Delice and was delivered to Ghazan in 1296.
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Shortly afterwards Ghazan reluctantly ordered the murder of Taghachar; he recognised that he had been a help and that he was not an imminent threat, and explained his decision by reference to Chinese story about execution of a commander who saved a future emperor by betraying a former one.