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

THE SUCCESSORS OF GENGHIS KHAN
who was the brother of Huludai, Huludai being the maternal grand-
father of this daughter. He had another senior wife, called Oghul-
Qpirmsh,8 of the Oirat bone' and of the family of Qutuqa Beki;10
she was the sister of Oljei Khatun.11 This wife was extremely masterful.
She had first of all been betrothed to Tolui Khan and on this account
used to call her husband's brothers Qubilai Qa'an and Hulegii
Khan her children, and they used to be afraid of her. He had no sons
by this wife but two daughters, the elder called Shirin12 and the
younger Bichqa, who was also called Ko'iinen. He had given Shirin
in marriage to ,13 the son of Taiju Kiiregen. Taiju had married
[Altalun], the youngest daughter [of Chingiz-Khan];I4 he belonged
to the Olqunut bone.15 When Shirin died, Bichqa too was given in
marriage to the son of Taiju Kiiregen. He had two chief concubines,
one called Baya'ujin of the Baya'ut16 people, by whom he had a son
called Shiregi, who had a son called Ulus-Buqa. The reason for his
taking this Baya'ujin was as follows. Her father stole a bowstring from
the armory, and it was found in the leg of his boot. He was to be
put to death for that crime and was brought before [the Qa'an]
along with his daughter. Mongke Qa'an was pleased with her and took
her to him. The other concubine was called Kiiiteni, of the Eljigin
bone.17 By her he had one son, Asutai, who joined Ar'iq Boke and
rebelled against Qubilai Qa'an. Asutai had four sons: the eldest,
Oljei, the second, Hulachu, the third, Hantum, and the fourth,
Oljei-Buqa. These were at the Court of the Qa'an. There is no detailed
8 Rubruck (Rockhill, pp. 172 and 190) describes her as a "Christian lady:" she
was already dead at the time of his visit to the Mongol court.
9 See above, p. 197, note 3.
10 The ruler of the Oirat at the time of Genghis Khan. Oghul-Qpimish was his
daughter. See Khetagurov, p. 119.
11 Oljei Khatun, one of the wives of Hiilegii, was actually Oghul-Qpimiish's grandniece.
See Khetagurov, p. 119.
12 The Cirina or Cherina of Rubruck, who describes her (Rockhill, p. 172) as "a
very ugly, full-grown girl."
13 His name was Chochimtai. See Khetagurov, p. 164.
14 The words in brackets are added in accordance with Khetagurov, p. 164: there
is a blank in all the MSS.
15 See above, p. 197, note 3.
16 On the Baya'ut, see Khetagurov, pp. 175-77, and Campagnes, pp. 82 ff.
17 Apparently a branch of the Qpnqirat.
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