جنكزخان قان التتار

جنكزخان قان التتار

Rising through his aunt's dead husband's kingdom, Genghis allied with Kashlukhan against the great Qan, broke him, then seized sole rule — the Tatars held him divine and obeyed utterly. Their first ride was 606; when Khwarazmshah's men broke faith with the traders and killed the envoys, Genghis wiped out him and his realm 1.

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Genghis Khan, khan of the Tatars, whose name before he became king was Temujin. Al-Suyuti reports that he stood in the place of his cousin, the ruler of one of the six kingdoms of China, and many Mongols joined him. He then allied with Kashlukhan, and together they defeated the Great Khan and took his lands. He then took the command for himself and the Tatars submitted to him. 2

His revolt against the Khwarazm Shah

Their first movement was in 606 AH, towards the lands of the Turks and Fergana. He sent envoys and gifts to the Khwarazm Shah seeking peace. When the Khwarazm Shah betrayed the merchants and killed the envoys, he marched against him and destroyed his kingdom. 2

His death

Ibn al-Imad mentions that he died in Ramadan 624 AH, a few days before the encounter with Jalal al-Din. He describes him as the tyrant of the Tatars and their supreme sultan, and says that he was the grandfather of Baraka and Hulagu. This is Ibn al-Imad's judgement, and in his words he died in unbelief. 3

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Parent of
Chaghatay ibn Genghis Khan· Jochi (Tushi) ibn Genghis Khan· Ogedei ibn Genghis Khan
Fought by
Kuchli Khan, king of the Tatars
Founder of
Mongol empire
Participated in
Perishing of the Khwarazmshah on an island in the Caspian Sea· Khwarazmshah's betrayal of the Tatar merchants and the killing of envoys· The Mongols Erupt into the Lands of Islam· The Mongols Seize Mazandaran and the Treasures of Khwarazm-shah's Mother· The battle that destroyed the Khitai

People and things also explored

خوارزم شاه علاء الدين محمد· Jochi (Tushi) ibn Genghis Khan· Chaghatay ibn Genghis Khan· Ogedei ibn Genghis Khan· The Tatars Return to Rayy and Hamadan in 621 AH· The Tatars Take Arbil by the Sword in 634 AH· The Tatar Raid on Shahrazur in 629 AH· بركة خان

Sources

  1. Tarikh al-Khulafa — al-Suyuti (Dar al-Minhaj edition) , p. 712-714
  2. Tarikh al-Khulafa — al-Suyuti (Dar al-Minhaj edition) , p.712-714
  3. Shadharat al-Dhahab — Ibn al-Imad al-Hanbali , p.113
  • False Rumours and How Islam Fought Them — Muhammad Sayyid Tantawi
  • Nawadir Juha al-Kubra, ed. Darwish al-Juwaydi (al-Dar al-Namudhajiya)
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