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Yesügei Baghatur
(Mongolian
: Есүхэй баатар, Yesuhei baatar; died 1171), was major chief of the Kiyad-Borjigin
clan and the father of Temüjin (Genghis Khan
), Hasar, Hachiun, Temüge
, Temülen, Behter, and Belgutei
. Yesügei was the son of Bartan Baghatur, who was the son of Khabul Khan
, who was recognized as a khagan
by the Jin Dynasty(see Khamag Mongol
). Khabul Khan was, in turn, the grandson of the Mongol chief Khaidu, the first to try to unite all of the Mongols.
Yesügei's children by his chief wife, Hoelun
, consisted of four sons and one daughter: Temüjin, (son, later known as Genghis Khan), Hasar (son), Hachiun (son), Temüge (son), and Temülen (daughter). He also had two sons by his lesser wife Sochigel: Behter and Belgutei. Temüjin killed Behter in a fight for food, but Belgutei was a good friend of him, and became a general when Temujin became Genghis Khan
.
When Temüjin was nine years old, Yesügei died. It is unclear how he died, but most people believe he was poisoned by Tatars while sharing a meal on the way home from finding his son Temüjin a wife.
Yesügei's wife was Hoelun - a daughter of the Olkhunut
forest tribe. Hoelun had been abducted by Yesügei and his brothers from her newlywed husband Yehe Chiledu of the Merkit
tribe as she and her husband were traveling back to the Merkit camp. Yesügei then made Hoelun his chief wife, an honor since only one of his wives could bear his heirs.
Yesügei had also a bloodbrother, or anda, Thoghrul (later Wang Khan). Toghrul helped Temüjin conquer the tribes, because Temüjin had the same blood as Yesügei, thus the same blood as Toghrul.
Baghatur
Baghatur is a historical Turco-Mongol honorific title, in origin a term for "hero" or "valiant warrior".The term was first used by the steppe peoples to the north and west of China as early as the 7th century as evidenced in Sui dynasty records...
(Mongolian
Mongolian language
The Mongolian language is the official language of Mongolia and the best-known member of the Mongolic language family. The number of speakers across all its dialects may be 5.2 million, including the vast majority of the residents of Mongolia and many of the Mongolian residents of the Inner...
: Есүхэй баатар, Yesuhei baatar; died 1171), was major chief of the Kiyad-Borjigin
Borjigin
Borjigin , also known as the Altan urug , were the imperial clan of Genghis Khan and his successors....
clan and the father of Temüjin (Genghis Khan
Genghis Khan
Genghis Khan , born Temujin and occasionally known by his temple name Taizu , was the founder and Great Khan of the Mongol Empire, which became the largest contiguous empire in history after his death....
), Hasar, Hachiun, Temüge
Temüge
Temüge was the youngest full-brother of Genghis Khan. As the youngest sibling, Temüge and his mother, by Mongol traditions, were allotted the most land and people by Genghis Khan during his coronation...
, Temülen, Behter, and Belgutei
Belgutei
Belgutei was the son of Yesugei and half-brother to Genghis Khan.He also became general to Genghis Khan.-Ancestry:...
. Yesügei was the son of Bartan Baghatur, who was the son of Khabul Khan
Khabul Khan
Khabul Khan was the first known Khan of the Khamag Mongol confederation and great-grandfather to Genghis Khan.Khabul Khan was a son of Tumbinai Setsen and great-grandson of the Khaidu....
, who was recognized as a khagan
Khagan
Khagan or qagan , alternatively spelled kagan, khaghan, qaghan, or chagan, is a title of imperial rank in the Mongolian and Turkic languages equal to the status of emperor and someone who rules a khaganate...
by the Jin Dynasty(see Khamag Mongol
Khamag Mongol
Khamag Mongol was a major tribal confederation in Mongolian plateau in 12th century. It is sometimes also considered a predecessor state to the Mongol Empire....
). Khabul Khan was, in turn, the grandson of the Mongol chief Khaidu, the first to try to unite all of the Mongols.
Yesügei's children by his chief wife, Hoelun
Hoelun
Hoelun was the mother of Genghis Khan and the wife of his father Yesugei, the chief of the Khamag Mongol confederation.-Early life:...
, consisted of four sons and one daughter: Temüjin, (son, later known as Genghis Khan), Hasar (son), Hachiun (son), Temüge (son), and Temülen (daughter). He also had two sons by his lesser wife Sochigel: Behter and Belgutei. Temüjin killed Behter in a fight for food, but Belgutei was a good friend of him, and became a general when Temujin became Genghis Khan
Genghis Khan
Genghis Khan , born Temujin and occasionally known by his temple name Taizu , was the founder and Great Khan of the Mongol Empire, which became the largest contiguous empire in history after his death....
.
When Temüjin was nine years old, Yesügei died. It is unclear how he died, but most people believe he was poisoned by Tatars while sharing a meal on the way home from finding his son Temüjin a wife.
Yesügei's wife was Hoelun - a daughter of the Olkhunut
Olkhunut
Olkhunut was the tribe of Hoelun, the mother of Temüjin, more widely known as Genghis Khan. They helped Genghis to defeat the Naimans. The Olkhunut people were very closely related to the Khunggirad clan. Their descendants still live in Khovd Province of Mongolia and in Inner Mongolia....
forest tribe. Hoelun had been abducted by Yesügei and his brothers from her newlywed husband Yehe Chiledu of the Merkit
Merkit
The Mergid was one of the five major tribal confederations in Mongolian plateau in the 12th century.The Mergids inhabited in basins of the Selenge River and lower Orkhon River...
tribe as she and her husband were traveling back to the Merkit camp. Yesügei then made Hoelun his chief wife, an honor since only one of his wives could bear his heirs.
Yesügei had also a bloodbrother, or anda, Thoghrul (later Wang Khan). Toghrul helped Temüjin conquer the tribes, because Temüjin had the same blood as Yesügei, thus the same blood as Toghrul.