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  Story 63. Temujin's father Yesugei Baatar   When Genghis Khan's grandfather Bartan Baatar's older brother Okin Barkak and his cousin Ambagai Khan were killed, Bartan Baatar had four sons. The eldest son's name was Mongedu Qiyan, the second was Nekun Taishi ( 聶昆大司 , 太師大氏 ). The third son was Yesugei Bahadur, the father of Genghis Khan, and Qiyat Bo'rjiqin ( 乞夫餘氏幸 , 乞夫餘 氏汗 , 乞氏弓氏汗 = 乞氏高氏汗 ).           The fourth son was Daritai Utchigin ( 答里眞 ). During the time of Genghis Khan's grandfather Vartan Baatar and his father Yesugei Baatar, "Kamak Mongol", or "All Mongolia", was ruled by Genghis Khan's great-grandfather Kabul Khan. Then, when was Genghis Khan's father Yesugei Baatar a person?   Genghis Khan was born in 1162, and if his father Yesugei Baatar gave birth to Genghis Khan when he was 20 years old, then Yesugei Baatar was born in 1142. However, if we assume that he actually gave birth to Genghis Khan when he was 30 years ol...

  Story 64. Arslan Khan of the Kongrat Tribe's War of Revenge              for   the Death of Okin Barkak                   From Google Shortly before Yesugei Baatar, the father of Genghis Khan, met Aelun Ujin,  "Arslan Khan" of the Kongrat Tribe, who was indignant at the death of Yesugei's great-uncle Okin Barkak, went on a war of revenge against the Jin Dynasty for his death. The Secret History of the Mongols mentions Genghis Khan's wife, "Burte Ujin", and her father, "Dey Sechen."  <The Garden of Fortune> states that "Arslan Khan" was the grandfather of Burte Ujin and the father of Dey Sechen. Since <the Garden of Fortune> is the "Golden Book" of the Kongrat Tribe, we will first learn about Arslan Khan's genealogy and the war of aggression against the Jin Dynasty.   『 Zail Khan of the Konggrat tribe soon appointed his son Mongge as his successor, and Zagan K...

  Story 62. The attack on the Jin Dynasty’s Beijing in revenge for the death of Okin Barkak, the great-uncle of “Arslan Khan” of the Kongrat tribe   A little before Yesugei Baatar, the father of Temujin, met Aelun Ujin, “Arslan Khan,” the maternal cousin of the Kongrat tribe, who was indignant at the death of Yesugei’s great-uncle Okin Barkak, launched a war of revenge for his death. <The Secret History of the Mongols> mentions “Burte Ujin”, the wife of Genghis Khan, and her father, “Dey Sechen.” However, this history book does not record genealogy beyond these two generations. However, “The Garden of Fortune” is a valuable history book that records all the ancestors of Burte Ujin’s ancestors, and the “Arslan Khan” mentioned in this history book is Burte Ujin’s grandfather and Dey Sechen’s father. <The Garden of Fortune> is the “golden book” of the Kongrat tribe, so it also lists the ancestors of all generations. “ Dey Sechen” appears as “Dey Noyan of t...

  Story 61. Temujin's grandfather "Bartan Baatar" is the 'Barya (Buyeo) land Makhadol'   This is the story of Temujin's grandfather, Bartan Baatar, and the sons of Kabul Khan. According to the genealogy of Genghis Khan's <Golden Book>, they are the 17th generation descendants of Daeyabal, the founder of the second royal lineage of Balhae, and the 15th generation descendants of Kiyan. Kabul Khan's sons are Genghis Khan's great-uncles.   First of all, Kabul Khan had seven sons. Among the seven sons, the eldest was Ogin Barkak, the second was Bartan Baatar, Temujin's grandfather, the fourth was Kotala Khan, and the seventh was Todoin, the youngest. Among the seven sons of Genghis Khan's great-grandfather, Kabul Khan, the second was "Bartan Baatar."   Whether it is the <Secret History of the Mongols> or the <Tarikh-e Monghul, Collected History of Mongolia>, there is not much written about this “Bartan Baatar”...