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THE SUCCESSORS OF GENGHIS KHAN<br />

Come, let us shoot together." He had a son called Alghu, who had<br />

three sons:<br />

First Son—-Qaban<br />

Second Son—Chubei17<br />

He lived and died in the service <strong>of</strong> the Qa'an. He had fifteen sons,<br />

whose histories will be given later: Toqta, Yasa'ur, Diikiiles, Ejil-Buqa,<br />

Nom-Quli, Norn-Dash, Aq-Buqa, Sati, Da'ud, Gambo Dorji, Chigin-<br />

Temur, Jirghudai, Mingtash, and Konchek Dorji.<br />

Third Son—-Toq-Temur<br />

He had two sons: Esen-Boke and Oqruqchi'.<br />

Seventh Son <strong>of</strong>Chaghatai—Qadaqai<br />

His mother was Togen Khatun. This Qadaqai had five sons: Naya,<br />

Buqu, Naliqo'a, Buqa-Temiir, and Buqa.<br />

Eighth Son <strong>of</strong>Chaghatai—Baiju<br />

He had a son called Mochi. It was this Mochi who was the commander<br />

<strong>of</strong> the cherig <strong>of</strong> Qarauna in the Ghaznin area. [Mochi] has a<br />

son called 'Abdallah, who is a Muslim. ['Abdallah's] father was in that<br />

area and summoned him to him, and [he] sent his own son, Qutluq-<br />

Khwaja, there in his stead.<br />

17 <strong>The</strong>se are the Cibai and Caban <strong>of</strong> Marco Polo, on whom see below, pp. 265<br />

and 300; also Polo I, pp. 262-63.<br />

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