| Temple names | Posthumous names | Khan Names | Given names | Period of Reigns | Era names and their according range of years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Convention: use first name (e.g. Temüjin) or Khan names for khans before Kublai Khan. Use "Yuan" + temple name or posthumous name after. A mix of the three for Kublai Khan. | |||||
| Shizu (世祖 Shìzǔ) | too tedious; thus, not used when referring to this sovereign | Kublai Khan | Borjigin Kublai (孛兒只斤忽必烈 Bóérzhījīn Hūbìliè) | 1271-1294 | Zhiyuan (至元 Zhìyuán) 1264-1294 |
| Chengzong (成宗 Chéngzōng) | too tedious; thus, not used when referring to this sovereign | Temür Öljeytü Khân | Borjigin Temür (孛兒只斤鐵木耳 Bóérzhījīn Tiěmù'ěr) | 1294-1307 | Yuanzhen (元貞 Yuánzhēn) 1295-1297 Dade (大德 Dàdé) 1297-1307 |
| Wuzong (武宗 Wǔzōng) | too tedious; thus, not used when referring to this sovereign | Qayshan Gülük | Borjigin Qayshan (孛兒只斤海山 Bóérzhījīn Hǎishān) | 1308-1311 | Zhida (至大 Zhìdà) 1308-1311 |
| Renzong (仁宗 Rénzōng) | too tedious; thus, not used when referring to this sovereign | Ayurparibhadra | Borjigin Ayurparibhadra (孛兒只斤愛育黎拔力八達 Bóérzhījīn Àiyùlíbálìbādá) | 1311-1320 | Huangqing (皇慶 Huángqìng) 1312-1313 Yanyou (延祐 Yányòu) 1314-1320 |
| Yingzong (英宗 Yīngzōng) | too tedious; thus, not used when referring to this sovereign | Suddhipala Gege'en | Borjigin Suddhipala (孛兒只斤碩德八剌 Bóérzhījīn Shuòdébālá) | 1321-1323 | Zhizhi (至治 Zhìzhì) 1321-1323 |
| Jinzong (晉宗 Jìnzōng) (1) | Taiding Di (泰定帝 Tàidìng Dì) (2) | Yesün-Temür | Borjigin Yesün-Temür (孛兒只斤也孫鐵木兒 Bóérzhījīn Yěsūntiěmùér) | 1323-1328 | Taiding (泰定 Tàidìng) 1321-1328 Zhihe (致和 Zhìhé) 1328 |
| did not exist (1) | Tianshun Di (天順帝 Tiānshùn Dì) (2) | Arigaba | Borjigin Arigaba (孛兒只斤阿速吉八 Bóérzhījīn Āsùjíbā) | 1328 | Tianshun (天順 Tiānshùn) 1328 |
| Wenzong (文宗 Wénzōng) | too tedious; thus, not used when referring to this sovereign | Jijaghatu Toq-Temür | Borjigin Toq-Temür (孛兒只斤圖鐵木兒 Bóérzhījīn Tútiěmùér) | 1328-1329 and 1329-1332 | Tianli (天曆 Tiānlì) 1328-1330 Zhishun (至順 Zhìshùn) 1330-1332 |
| Mingzong (明宗 Míngzōng) | too tedious; thus, not used when referring to this sovereign | Qoshila Qutuqtu | Borjigin Qoshila (孛兒只斤和世剌 Bóérzhījīn Héshìlà) | 1329 | did not exist |
| Ningzong (寧宗 Níngzōng) | too tedious; thus, not used when referring to this sovereign | Irinchibal | Borjigin Irinchibal (孛兒只斤懿璘質班 Bóérzhījīn Yìlínzhìbān) | 1332 | Zhishun (至順 Zhìshùn) 1332 |
| Huizong (惠宗 Huìzōng) (1) | Shundi (順帝 Shùndì) | Toghan-Temür | Borjigin Toghan-Temür (孛兒只斤妥懽鐵木兒 Bóérzhījīn Tuǒhuān Tiěmùér) | 1333-1370 | Zhishun (至順 Zhìshùn) 1333 Yuantong (元統 Yuántǒng) 1333-1335 Zhiyuan (至元 Zhìyuán) 1335-1340 Zhizheng (至正 Zhìzhèng) 1341-1368 Zhiyuan (至元 Zhìyuán) 1368-1370 |
| (1) Convention: for these souverigns only, use "yuan" + posthumous name, i.e. 元泰定帝 Yuán Tài Dìng Dì. (2) Not actually a posthumous name, but adopted from era name. | |||||
The following Khans are successors of Dayan Khan and directly ruled the Chahar. They had suzerainty over other Mongol tümens, but were unable to exercise their authority over them.
White Horde or Цагаан ордон was khanate of Jochi's eldest son Orda.
Actual rulers of Jochid Ulus (Kipchak Khanate) were members of House of Batu till Tokhtamysh.
After the murder of Arpa, the regional states established during the disintegration of the Ilkhanate raised their own candidates as claimants.
Claimants from eastern Persia (Khurasan):
The Chagatai Khanate is split into two parts, western and eastern (Moghulistan). For the eastern khans, see Khans of Moghulistan, below.
From 1370 on, the Chagatai Khans were puppets of Timur.