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

HISTORY OF GHAGHATAI KHAN
to Abaqa Khan. This event shall be described in detail hereafter in
the proper place, if God Almighty so wills.14
Third Son ofChaghatai—BelgeshiI5
When Mo'etiiken, who was Chaghatai's heir-apparent, died,
[Chaghatai] wished to make this son his heir, but he died at the age
of thirteen and left no issue. He then made Qara-Hiilegu, the son of
Mo'etiiken, his heir. Peace unto those that follow Divine Guidance.
Fourth Son ofChaghatai—Sarban
He had two sons: Qushiqii and Negiibei.
Fifth Son ofChaghatai—Yesu-Mongke
This Yesu-Mongke was a great drinker. It is said that he was not
sober long enough to give a falcon to the falconers. He had a wife called
Naishi, who enjoyed great authority and power. Her husband being
always drunk, she used to perform his duties. [Yesii-Mongke's] career
was as follows. He was on friendly terms with Giiyiik Khan, and al-
though Qara-Hiilegii was Chaghatai's heir-apparent, Giiyiik made
[this Yesii-Mongke] ruler of the ulus of Chaghatai because of his
opposition to Mongke Qa'an. Afterward, when Mongke Qa'an became
Qa'an, he ordered Qara-Hulegii to administer the ulus and put
Yesii-Mongke to death. Qara-Hiilegii died en route and his wife, Orqina
Khatun, put Yesii-Mongke to death and herself reigned for 10 years.
Then Ariq Boke gave that ulus to Alghu, the son of Baidar, and
when Alghu rebelled against Ar'iq Boke, Orqina Khatun became his
wife, as has already been related. Yesii-Mongke had no son.
Sixth Son ofChaghatai—Baidar
He was a short man and an extremely good archer. It is said that
l6 joked with him once and said: "Thou art short of height.
14 See below, pp. 152-53; also Arends, pp. 70—83. In neither passage, however, is
there any mention of Mubarak-Shah.
15 The remainder of the chapter is absent from Verkhovsky's text.
16 Blank in Blochet's text and one MS.
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