Story 54. Temujin's 8th great-grandfather "Kabichi Baatar" or "Galga Makkhadol" "Buqa"
Story 54. Temujin's 8th great-grandfather "Kabichi Baatar" or "Galga Makkhadol" "Buqa" Inner Mongolia Map/Wikimedia Common "Barim Siratu Kabichi", born as the son of Bozanjar's official wife, was also simply called "Kabichi Baatar". He was the 11th generation descendant of Daeyabal, the 9th generation descendant of Kiyan, and at the same time the 8th great-grandfather of Temujin. His "name" recorded in the <Secret History of the Mongols> as "Barim Siratu Kabichi" was a "title" rather than a name. Because <Tarikh-e Monghul, 集史 History of Mongolia> records his name as "Buqa". This was the same name as “Baekgo ( 伯固 )”, the name of the 8th king of Goguryeo, Sindae-wang-king ( 新大王 ), written in Goguryeo style Idu, and the meaning of this Goguryeo name is “eldest one”, and the Mongolianized name “Mongke” is also the name of an ordinary Goguryeo person. Mo...