▁and ▁K ho ja , ▁and ▁Sh ire mun , ▁the ▁grand son ▁of ▁Ö g ede i , ▁attempted ▁to ▁secure ▁their ▁claims ▁on ▁the ▁throne , ▁Ch ag at ay id ▁Khan ▁and ▁Yes ü ▁M ö ng ke ▁primarily ▁supported ▁O gh ul ▁Q a im ish . ▁ ▁Before ▁or ▁during ▁the ▁reg ency ▁of ▁O gh ul , ▁her ▁husband ' s ▁general ▁El j ig ide i ▁sent ▁an ▁emb ass y ▁to ▁Louis ▁IX ▁of ▁France ▁to ▁offer ▁an ▁al liance ▁against ▁the ▁Muslim s . ▁Louis ▁sent ▁his ▁men ▁head ed ▁by ▁André ▁de ▁Long j ume au ▁in ▁reply , ▁but ▁after ▁she ▁received ▁them ▁at ▁her ▁or do ▁on ▁Emil , ▁O gh ul ▁Q a im ish ▁sent ▁them ▁back ▁with ▁presents ▁and ▁letters ▁announ cing ▁the ▁Mong ol ▁demand ▁for ▁submission . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 2 4 9 , ▁B atu ▁arranged ▁a ▁kur ult ai ▁where ▁M ö ng ke ▁was ▁chosen ▁as ▁Kh agan ▁at ▁A la ▁Q ama q ▁in ▁the ▁Ul us ▁of ▁J och i . ▁O gh ul ▁decl ined ▁B atu ' s ▁inv itation ▁and ▁sent ▁B ala ▁to ▁that ▁assembly ▁with ▁a ▁demand ▁that ▁Sh ire mun ▁or ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁Ö g ede ids ▁be ▁elected ▁k han . ▁When ▁the ▁Tol u ids ▁and ▁the ▁Golden ▁Hor de ▁organized ▁a ▁second ▁kur ult ai ▁on ▁the ▁K her len ▁River ▁in ▁ 1 2 5 1 , ▁which ▁officially