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

THE SUCCESSORS OF GENGHIS KHAN
Sixth son of Qubilai Qa'an—Hiigechi11
He was born of Dorbejin Khatun of the Dorben.12 The Qa'an had
allotted him the province of Qara-Jang. One day he took some waterfowl
from a village in excess [of his needs]. When this reached the
Qa'an's ears he commanded him to receive seventy blows with the
rod so that his tender flesh was torn to pieces. He had a son called
Esen-Temiir, and after his death the Qa'an set this son over the
province of Qara-Jang in his father's place. In the Indian language,
Qara-Jang is called Kandar, that is, " great country." "
Seventh son of Qubilai Qa'an—Oqruqchi
He was born of Dorbejin Khatun. The Qa'an allotted him the
province of Tibet. He had two sons.
First son—Temur-Buqa
He had a son called Shasgaba. When Oqruqchi died, the province of
Tibet was given to this Temur-Buqa.
Second son—Ejil-Buqa
Eighth son of Qubilai Qa'an—Ayachi
His mother was Hiishijin, the daughter of Boroqul Noyan of the
Hiishin14 people. This son took a wife, and they lived together for
awhile but she bore him no children.
Ninth son of Qubilai Qa'an—Kokochu
This son too was born of the mother of Ayachi, Hiishijin by name, of
the Hiishin people. At the present time ,IS and previously he
set out with Nomoghan and went to Deresu16 to make war on Qaidu.
11 Polo's Cogacin. See Polo I, p. 394.
12 On the Dorben tribe, see Campagnes, pp. 400-402.
13 See below, p. 247 and note 23.
14 Or Ushin. See above, p. 247, note 57.
15 Blank in the MSS. l6 See above, p. 103, note 25.
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