who responded with grants of gold, silver, cash, and silks. During his reign Yesün Temür Khan divided the empire into eighteen departments controlled by a board called "the Lords of the Provinces"; it had formerly been divided into twelve units. Reports were presented on the condition of the Yuan provinces were full of complaints about the Lamas who, armed with their golden seals, rode about the province making exaction and treating the people in a shameful way. They put up at private houses, drove out their masters, debauched their wives, and did pretty much as they wished. The fear of offending the Mongols and the Lamas prevented the Khan from doing anything effectual at first. Finally, he forbade the Lamas from entering China. Besides Buddhism, Yesün Temür Khan neglected the ancient worship of the sky of the Mongols. Yesün Temür left the empire's governance to his Muslim aide Dawlat Shah and Khatun Babukhan when he suddenly died in Shangdu on August 15, 1328. His son Ragibagh was installed by Dawlat Shah, but he was defeated by his rival Tugh Temür three months later during the War of the Two Capitals. Ancestry Family Parents: Father: Gammala (甘麻剌;1263–8 February 1302), son of Zhenjin, posthumously awarded with the title of Emperor Renxiaoguangsheng (光圣仁孝皇帝) Mother: Buyan Kelmish (普顏怯里迷失王妃), posthumously awarded with the title of Empress Xuanyishusheng (宣懿淑圣皇后) Consorts and issues Empress Babukhan (八不罕皇后) of the Khonggirat clan (弘吉剌氏) Ragibagh Khan (元天顺帝阿剌吉八), emperor of the Yuan Dynasty, first son Empress Yilianzhenbala (亦怜真八剌皇后) Empress Sadabala (撒答八剌皇后), daughter of Princess Shouning Empress Bihan (必罕皇后), of the Khongirad clan (弘吉剌氏) Unknown: Yondan zhangbu, second son – died young Batma Irgenbu, third son Söse, fourth son See also List of emperors of the Yuan dynasty List of Mongol rulers List of rulers of China References Great Khans of the Mongol Empire Yuan dynasty emperors 14th-century Chinese monarchs 14th-century Mongol rulers Khan, Yesun Temur Khan, Yesun Temur