Sorghaghtani Beki or
Bekhi (
Bek(h)i is a title), also written
Sorkaktani,
Sorkhokhtani,
Sorkhogtani,
Siyurkuktiti (d. 1252;
posthumous name: ) was a
Keraite princess and daughter-in-law of
Genghis Khan. Married to
Tolui, Genghis' youngest son, Sorghaghtani Beki became one of the most powerful and competent women in the
Mongol Empire. She raised her sons to be leaders, and maneuvered the family politics so that all four of her sons,
Möngke Khan,
Hulagu Khan,
Ariq Böke, and
Kublai Khan, went on to inherit the legacy of their grandfather.