overwhelming desert victory over a Ming army led by Xu Da in 1372. It is said that he killed 20,000 Ming soldiers. But in a further encounter against Xu Da in Gansu, Köke Temür's army was badly mauled by the Ming dynasty and forced to flee across the Gobi desert. Köke Temür's sister was married to prince Zhu Shuang, the second son of the Hongwu Emperor. He advanced southward with the Yuan troops to take China proper back for the Yuan remnants (known as the Northern Yuan in historiography), and expanded his influence to Shanxi. However, he died in 1375 and was followed by Ayushiridara in 1378. Their deaths radically weakened the Northern Yuan dynasty, extinguishing any hope of recapturing China proper. In popular culture He is featured in Jin Yong's wuxia novel The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber and its television and movie adaptations as the older brother of one of the heroines, Zhao Min. He is featured in some Zhu Yuanzhang drama television series such as The Legend of Beggar Emperor and the Big Foot Empress Consort. References Yuan dynasty generals Northern Yuan generals 1375 deaths Year of birth unknown Chinese princes Transition from Yuan to Ming People from Gushi County