#162 - Mongol 4: The Great Khan

Temujin Khan crushes his enemies, sees them driven before him, and hears the lamentations of their women!!!

Time Period Covered:

ca. 1202-1206 CE

Major Historical Figures:

Borjigin/Mongol:

Temujin (Genghis Khan)

Khasar, Temujin's Brother

Börte - Temujin's 1st Wife

Yesugen - Temujin's 2nd Wife

Yesui - Temujin's 3rd Wife

Jochi, Temujin's first son(?)

Jirkho’adai (Jebe the Arrow)

Khubilai

Jelme

Subedei

Jadaran:

Jamukha (Gurkhan) - Temujin's anda/nemesis

Kereyid:

To'oril (Ong Khan)

Senggum, Ong's son

Cha'ur Beki, Ong's daughter

Naiman:

Tayang Khan

Queen Gürbesu, Tayang's Wife/Stepmother

Works Cited:

Allsen, Thomas (1994). “The Rise of the Mongolian Empire and Mongolian Rule in North China” in The Cambridge History of China, Vol. 6: Alien Regimes and Border States.

Kahn, Paul (tr.) (2005). The Secret History of the Mongols: The Origin of Chingis Khan.

Onon, Urgunge (2001). The Secret History of the Mongols: The Life and Times of Chingghis Khan.

Ostrowski, Donald (2002). Muscovy and the Mongols: Cross-Cultural Influences on the Steppe Frontier, 1304-1589.

Pelliot, Paul (1959). Notes on Marco Polo, Vol. 1.

Weatherford, Jack (2005). Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World.

Weatherford, Jack (2017). Genghis Khan and the Quest for God.

Weatherford, Jack (2011). The Secret History of the Mongol Queens.

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