Indian Antiquary Vol 11

SR No.: 032503
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Jas Burgess
Publisher: Swati Publications
Publication Year: 1984
Total Pages: 396
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 19 MB

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OCTOBER, 1882.]
CHINGHIZ KHAN AND HIS ANCESTORS.
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their natural result, and attracting to his banners officers of the Khitans who were in his country princes who either had their own quarrels to be slain and then sent to Chinghix with his to revenge or had some good reason or other to submission. The latter thereupon sent envoys to place themselves under the ægis of a rising him, which greatly delighted him, and he sent power. We now read that the chief of the another embassy to the Mongol chief with the famous race of the Uighurs made his submis- answer following: “Your servant has heard of sion. The Uïghurs had a distinguished history. your Majesty. I hate the Khitai and for a long They once lived in Mongolia about Karakorum time I have entertained the desire to submit which seems to have been their capital, and the to your power. Now that the message of your country in its neighbourhood was apparently Highness has reached me, I am bappy to known as Uighur. In the 9th century have an opportunity of accomplishing my desire, their power was broken by the Kirghiz, and and I shall rejoice to hear that all nations have they were forced to emigrate and moved to acknowledged your Majesty's supremacy."$2 Bishbalik" in the Eastern Tiensban. The After Toktu the Merkit chief had been slain, modern Urumtsi, which according to Brets- his four sons fled with their father's head. Their chneider is a Kalmuk name and first appears in names are given from the Su-khung kian-lu by the Chinese annals in 1717, is probably situated Klaproth as Khoda, Chirawen," Majar, and on the site of their capital; another of their Tossagan." The Yuan-ch'ao-pi-shi only names towns, namely Karakhojo, still retains the name two of them whom it calls Khutu and Chilaun." it bore in the 13th century. The power of these Of the other two Tossagan is doubtless the Uighurs was greatly curtailed after their Tuseh of Rashidu'd-din. Majar I cannot identify migration, and like the Karluks they became with any of the six sons as given by the Persian subject in the early part of the 12th century historian. Perhaps he is the Jiyukh of that to the empire of Kara Khitai, of which I shall author who tells us that Tuseh, Chilaun and have more to say presently. At the time we Jiyukh fell in the fight with Chinghiz while are now writing about, their chief was named Khudu was put to death when fleeing. Majar Barjuk, or as the Chinese give his name in full, is named by Abulghazi, I may say also Ba-r-ju a-r-té di-gin, and like the other rulers of that Khudu is elsewhere called the brother the Uighurs, he was styled Idikut. We are told and not the son of Tokhta. To continue our in the Yuan-ch'ao-pi-shi that he sent Atgilakhstory: we are told in the Yuan-shi that and others as envoys to Chinghiz with these Ba-r-ju a-r-té di-gin attacked and killed the four words. Having heard of your Glory, oh King, brothers on the river Ts'an or Ch'er. In the we were overjoyed, as if we had seen the son biography of Subutai in the same work the river rising when the clouds are dispersed on the water is called Shen. The Huang-yuan calls the after the ice has melted. If I am worthy of envoys sent by Chinghiz to the Idikut, Anlienu your favour I would wish to be your fifth son, and Nutabai. The Idikut was delighted and sent and to serve you zealously. Chinghiz answered, in return Begusi and Alinti mur (Alun Timur)
-Come, and I will give you my daughter, and to say-Our subject kingdom hearing of your make you my fifth son.
famous name, O Emperor, discontinued its In the text of the Yuan-shi we are merely ancient alliance with the Khitan, and was on told that in the spring of 1209 the Uighur the point of sending envoys to express our ruler submitted to Chinghiz, but in the special sincere submission before thee, and to show our biography of the Uighur chief we read how good will towards thee, when suddenly the when he heard that Chinghiz was contemplat. great envoy honoured our subject kingdom. ing an expedition against So-fang, (i. e. the We were unspeakably glad as when the sunshine Northern Regions of China,) he ordered the disperses the clouds or the rain when it melts
Wei war as the Chuien wrote it. Bretachneider, Notices, &c., p. 120.
48 s. e. the five towns. 4. Op. cit., p. 131. 50 Hyacinthe, p. 41; Donglas, p. 57. - Bretachneider, Notices, eto, pp. 122 and 123. * L., Chilsun.
* Beleuchtung und Widerlegung der Forschungen, den herrn, J. J. Schmidt, p. 47.
* Op. cit., p. 131. 56. See Erdmann, Temudschin, p. 187. 56 Op. cit., p. 92
67 d., p. 312. # Bretschneider, pp. 122-123. ** Id., p. 39 note 64.