The Successors of Genghis Khan - Robert Bedrosian's Armenian ...

THE SUCCESSORS OF GENGHIS KHAN
Third Son of Qpnichi—Chaghan-Buqa. He was born of Chingtiim Khatun,
who has already been mentioned, and had a wife called Siirmish,
the daughter of Qush-Temur, of the Kereit people, by whom he had
a son called Jiretei.
Fourth Son of Qpnichi—Maqudai. He was born of Barquchin Khatun
of the Jajirat people: he had no children.
End of the branch of Sartaqtai, the father of Qpnichi, the first son of
Orda.
The Second Son of Orda—Quli
When Hiilegii Khan was coming to Persia the decree was issued
that from each of the princely houses a prince should join him with an
army to assist him, and it was this Quli who was sent from the ulus
of Orda.26 By way of Khwarazm he arrived in Dihistan27 and Mazandaran.
He had several senior wives; one called Nendiken of the Qpnqiirat
people, another called Qadaqan of the 28 people and one
called Kokteni, who came here and died" in this country.29 He had
five sons, as follows: Tiimeken, lumen, Mingqan, Ayachi, and Musalman.
The account of the descent of these five sons and of their circumstances
is such as shall now be given of each of them individually.
First Son of Quli—Tiimeken. This Tiimeken had three senior wives:
one called Bulaghan, the daughter of Soghal Noyan, of the Tatar
people, the second, Boralun Khatun of the 30 people; the third,
called Oljei, was a concubine. He had three sons in the order in which
they are enumerated below.
Charuq. He had a wife called Yaqur ,31 by whom he had two
sons: Noqai and Sat'ilmi'sh.
Mubarak. He was born of the aforesaid Boralun Khatun and had
two sons: El-Buqa and Tore-Temiir.
Kiichuk. He was born of the aforesaid concubine called Oljei.
26 According to Grigor (pp. 327-31), Quli (whom he calls Khul) had previously
been governor of Armenia. He implies that he met a violent end, though this is not
confirmed by Rashid al-Din (Arends, p. 54), who says only that his death occurred
after those of Balaghai and Tutar. See below, p. 123.
27 Dihistan, "the land of the Dahae," was a district north of the Atrek on the eastern
shores of the Caspian, in what is now Turkmenistan. See Hudud, p. 386.
28 Blank in the MSS. 2« That is, Persia.
30 Blank in the MSS. 3I Rest of the name is corrupt.
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