Ogedei elected as Great khan.
Ögedei Khan was the third son of
Genghis Khan and second Great Khan of the Mongol Empire by succeeding his
father. He continued the expansion of the empire that his father had begun, and
was the Great Khan when the Mongol Empire reached its furthest extent west
during the invasion of Europe. Like all of
Genghis' primary sons, he participated extensively in conquests in Western
China and Central Asia.