Facts:   - title: the khan of the mongols -rrb- king of kings 4th khagan of the mongol empire -lrb- supreme    - burial place: burkhan khaldun , khentii province    - coronation: july 1 , 1251    - reign: july 1 , 1251 -- august 11 , 1259    - successor: kublai khan    - mother: sorghaghtani beki    - predecessor: güyük khan    - death date: 11 august 1259      - house: borjigin -lrb- Боржигин    - father: tolui    - birth date: 10 january 1209    - name: möngke khan ᠮᠥᠩᠬᠡ ᠬᠠᠭᠠᠨ mn Мөнх хаан    - death place: diaoyu fortress , chongqing    - religion: tengrism   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of möngke khan .
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möngke khan -lrb- -rrb- , born möngke -lrb- / mönkh / -rrb- -lrb- january 10 , 1209 -- august 11 , 1259 -rrb- , was the fourth great khan of the mongol empire , ruling from july 1 , 1251 , to august 11 , 1259 .he was the first great khan from the toluid line and made significant reforms to improve the administration of the empire during his reign .under möngke , the mongols conquered iraq and syria as well as the kingdom of nanzhao .