Q: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: guyuk khan - death date: 11 august 1259 - house: borjigin -lrb- - father: tolui - birth date: 10 january 1209 - name: mongke khan mn - death place: diaoyu fortress , chongqing - religion: tengrism Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of mongke khan .
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mongke khan -lrb- -rrb- , born mongke -lrb- / monkh / -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 mongke , the mongols conquered iraq and syria as well as the kingdom of nanzhao .