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The [[Borjigin|Borjigin lineage]], descendants of [[Kaidu (11th century)|Kaidu]], an early Mongol leader, were initially one of many clans inhabiting the [[Mongol heartland]].{{sfn|Togan|2022|pp=68–72}} [[Genghis Khan]] was born {{circa|1162}}, son of a Borjigit warrior named [[Yesügei]], a member of the Qiyat sub-clan; over the next decades, he subjugated or killed all potential rivals, Borjigit or not.{{sfn|Dunnell|2023|pp=24–27}} By the time that Genghis established the [[Mongol Empire]] in 1206, the only remaining Borjigit were the descendants of Yesügei.{{sfn|Atwood|2004|p=45}} They formed the {{transl|mn|altan uruq}} ({{literally}} 'Golden Family')—the only people allowed to rule in the empire. Of these, the descendants of Genghis and his first, primary wife [[Börte]] held the highest seniority; the Chinggisid Principle was that this particular lineage were more legitimate rulers than anyone else.{{sfnm|Atwood|2004|1pp=505–506|May|2017}} |
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[[Genghis Khan]], the founder and first ruler of the [[Mongol Empire]], was born into the [[Borjigin|Borjigin clan]]. |
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The Chinggisids were the descendants of Genghis Khan, also known as Chinggis Khan, and his first wife Börte. The dynasty, which evolved from Genghis Khan's own Borjigin tribe, ruled the Mongol Empire and its successor states. The "Chinggisid principle"—that only descendants of Genghis Khan and Börte could be legitimate rulers of the Mongol or post-Mongol world—would be an important concept for centuries, until the fall of Khiva and Bukhara, the last states ruled by Chinggisid monarchs, in 1920.[1]
Ancestry and definition
The Borjigin lineage, descendants of Kaidu, an early Mongol leader, were initially one of many clans inhabiting the Mongol heartland.[2] Genghis Khan was born c. 1162, son of a Borjigit warrior named Yesügei, a member of the Qiyat sub-clan; over the next decades, he subjugated or killed all potential rivals, Borjigit or not.[3] By the time that Genghis established the Mongol Empire in 1206, the only remaining Borjigit were the descendants of Yesügei.[4] They formed the altan uruq (lit. 'Golden Family')—the only people allowed to rule in the empire. Of these, the descendants of Genghis and his first, primary wife Börte held the highest seniority; the Chinggisid Principle was that this particular lineage were more legitimate rulers than anyone else.[5]
References
- ^ Atwood 2004, p. 45; May 2017.
- ^ Togan 2022, pp. 68–72.
- ^ Dunnell 2023, pp. 24–27.
- ^ Atwood 2004, p. 45.
- ^ Atwood 2004, pp. 505–506; May 2017.
Sources
- Atwood, Christopher P. (2004). Encyclopedia of Mongolia and the Mongol Empire. New York: Facts on File. ISBN 978-0-8160-4671-3.
- May, Timothy (2017). "Death of Chinggis Khan". In May, Timothy (ed.). The Mongol Empire: A Historical Encyclopedia. Vol. II. Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO. pp. 13–15. ISBN 978-1-6106-9339-4.
- Togan, Isenbike (2022). "The Early Mongol State". In May, Timothy; Hope, Michael (eds.). The Mongol World. Abingdon: Routledge. pp. 68–86. ISBN 978-1-3151-6517-2.