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to point the way. It is not our suggestion, but Chinghiz Khân, that Kuridai, who belonged one made long ago by Fischer, the historian of to the tribe Khurulas, went to the latter's camp Siberia. Let us now revert again. The only at Galyalgu, and informed him. He in turn important Mongol tribes in the confederacy sent to inform Wang Khân, who collected controlled by Chamukha were the Khataan army and joined his friend. They went gins and the Saljint, who would seem to down the Kerulon together to meet Chamukha. have had an independent organization from early Chinghiz Khân sent on his relatives Altan, times, pointed out in the genealogies, by their Khuchar and Daritai to reconnoitre, and Wang being made to descend from two several sons of Khân similarly despatched his son, Sankun, with Alun-Goa, and not from her eldest son, Budan- two companions. They went forward as vitsar. Rashidu'd-dîn has a curious statement dettes, and explored the districts of Yenegianabout them, viz. that, some years before this, gailitu, Cheksales and Chukhurkhu. When Chinghiz Khân had sent an envoy to them Altan reached Ukitia or Utkia, those who had asking for their alliance. It was the fashion, gone out to reconnoitre at Chukharkhu returned he says, among the Mongols on these occasions with the news that the enemy was advancing, to send enigmatical messages framed in artisti. and it was speedily discovered it was Chamukha, cally arranged phrases. Such was the message Anchubaatur the chief of the Taijut, and Chinghiz Khân now sent them. They could others. It was then late. The following day the not understand it, but a young man volun- two armies approached one another at a place teered to explain it as meaning that as Mongol called Koitian. Thereupon Buiruk, (ie. the tribes who were strangers had united themselves chief of the Naimans) and Khudakba, (i.e. the with him, it was the more reason why they, who chief of the Uirat), two of Chamukha's allies, prowere relatives, should also be his friends. They ceeded with their incantations to cause wind and did not heed these advances, treated the messen- rain, but contrary to their expectations the eleger with contumely, and having boiled a sheep's ments went against their own people. The air intestine filled with blood into a sausage, struck became dark, and Chamukha's soldiers, not being him with it over the face and ears. Chinghiz able to see, fell into holes. He thereupon remarked Khân was naturally enraged at this treatment that the heavens were unpropitious and his army of his envoy, but he postponed his revenge. scattered. The Naimans and other tribes, eleven
Let us now revert to our narrative. Rashid- in all, went home to their own ulusses. The u'd-din and the Yuan-shi make the confederates Yuan-shi makes two campaigns out of this first swear a common purpose and then swear one, in one of which Dain, a Kongurat chief, allegiance to Chamukha. The former tells us i. e. Dai Setzen, his father-in-law, informed that in the former instance they killed a stallion, Chinghiz Khan of the impending danger, who a bull, a ram, a dog and a he-goat, and striking thereupon attacked the enemy at Baili-gol, with their swords said: "Heaven and earth, listen and completely defeated him.40 Rashidu'd-din to our oaths, we swear by the blood of these also speaks of two fights. He tells us that animals, which are the heads of their kinds, that Chinghiz Khân was warned of the plot by his we wish to die like them if we break our oath." father-in-law, Dai Setzen, the chief of the The Yuan-shi tells us they gave Chamukha Kongurut." He also speaks of the two allies the title of Gurkha n, and in swearing allegi- setting out from Khutan Nor or Lake Khutan, ance to him on the banks of the river Keen said, near the Onon, and says the fight took place " Whoso betrays our plans, may he be broken at Boir Nur," no doubt the Baili-gol of the like the banks of this river and cut down like Yuon-shi and the well known Lake Buyur, into these trees," and as they repeated the words, they which the river Khalka falls. The Khutun stamped down the banks and cut down the trees lake is perhaps lake Tarei. According to the with their hatchats. Let us now turn again to Yuan-shi, after this fight Dain Noyan set out the Yuan-ch'ao-pi-shi. When the confederacy with his people to juin Chinghiz Khan, was formed against Wang Khân and when the latter's brother, Khazar, unaware of 38 Erdmann, Temudschin, p. 276; D'Ohsson, tom. I, p.
33 ? Chekser. 61 note.
30 Yuan-ch'ao-pi-shi, pp. 70 and 71. 38 Erdmann, op. cit., p. 277 ; D'Ohason, tom. I, p. 61. # Douglas, p. 28; Hyacinthe, p. 19. 31 Douglas, p. 28.
41 Berezine, vol. I, p. 120.
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