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manded the Jirkins, a section of the Kirais. With 13. Kendu Chino and Ulukchin him were Mukhur Khuran and Bukuri with the Chino the children of Jerke-lin-gun. The Adarkins or Hederkins and Charaga or JaurkhahHuang-yuan calls them Nidu-chino and Yuili." with the Khurulas. The Huang-yuan assigns the The people of Temujin were thus organized division to the descendants of Khajalaya, (i.e. in military fashion. It was at this time, as we of Khajuli, brother of Khabul), Bentachu-badu, read in the Yuan-ch'ao-pi-shi, that his relatives Tabuge-i-dîn and Markhu-khao-lan, with the Altan, Khuchar, and Sacha-biki, having consulttribes Atargin, Chakhulan and Kholula. ed with the rest of the nation went to him, and
4. The children of Sorg odo or Surkata said "We wish to proclaim you as our Emperor. Noyan, Derenge and his brother Kuridai who When you become so, we will be the foremost belonged to the Niruns and Kiats. They led in your battles with your numerous enemies, and the Nirun tribe Budat. The Huang-yuan says if we capture any lovely women or horses, they the son of Siantun-kun Nayan Dilian with the shall belong to you. We will surrender to you tribes Kholitai and Butakha.
the game we secure in the hunt, and if we dis5 and 6. The children of Surkhata obey you in war, or cause you trouble in peace, Yurkior Burgi, Sacha Biki, and his brother then you may appropriate our wives and possesTaicha, with the Jelairs. The Huang-yuan ap- sions, and leave usoat in the uninhabited waste." parently omits these two gurans, which accounts Having spoken thus, they proclaimed Temujin for its list describing only 1l although it says Emperor, and named him Chinghiz. Palladius there were 13 gurans in all.
remarks that it is probable the Mongols had 7. Otojukhu Dorlangi also a Kiat, had no Khakan since the death of Khatlugh. with his people. This name is apparently cor- This custom of giving an Imperial title he rupt. Erdmann reads it Utaju-khuda-Ardengi. thinks they derived from the Chinese, who, in The Huang-yuan says this guran comprised the addition to their proper family name, take an people of Jakhar and Akha.
honorary name when they accept the dignity of 8. The children of Menggeta or Mungda Emperor. The name now adopted by Temujin Kian, Jenkshat and his brothers who led Temu- is written Dschinggiz Khân by Erdmann, jin's relatives, among others was Ungur who whence I, in my history of the Mongols, wrote it commanded the Darlegin tribe Bayaut. The Jingis, but my friend Professor Schott asHuang-yuan assigns this guran to the children sures me the proper orthography should be of Khadatu Mannara, Mange and Kejurge. Chinghiz. Visdelou, who writes the name
9. Daritai Utjigin Temujin's uncle, Tchim-khis-khan, says that he had known a Kuchar his cousin the son of Nigun Taishi, and Mongol who was deemed a proficient in his own Dada or Dalu, one of his relatives, with the language, and who reported that on the day when Dogolats a Nirun tribe, and also the Darlegin Chinghiz was proclaimed Emperor of all Tartary, tribes Nukuz, Khorkhan, Sagait and Ujin or a peacock perched on his tent. This was acBijin. The Huang-yuan says Tashintai Khochar, counted a marvellous occurrence in so cold a with the tribes Khudolan, Nigus, Kholukhan climate, and in the midst of the army. In and Sakhai, formed this guran.
memory of the prodigy, the people gave him 10. Juchi Khân the son of Khutlugh the style of Tchingkhis, expressing by the Khan and his followers. The Huang-yuan calls words which have no actual meaning, the noise him Jochi the son of Kulantoki Khân.
made by a peacock with its wings when flying. 11. Altan called Antan in the Huang-yuan, Gaubil has a similar story, only he identifies also a son of Khatlagh Khan with his people.
the bird with the phoenix or king of the birds. 91 12. Dakhu Bakhadur of the Nirun The story travelled a long way and we find it tribe, whose name is spelt Khgegkhoyot by reported in the pages of the Armenian monk Berezine and Kanegkiat by Erdmann. WithMalakia, who tells us the angel of the Divine comhim was the Niran tribe Suken or Sukat. The mand appeared to the Tartars in the form of an Huang-yuan assigns the guran to Khulan and eagle with golden wings, and called out in their Toduan.
tongue to their chief Chankz to draw near. He
* Berezine, vol. II, pp. 54 and 95; Erdmann, pp. 261 and 262; Huang-yuan, pp. 153 and 154.
30 Op. cit. 334. 31 Op. cit. p. 12, note 1.
