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Yuan-shi the two herdsmen who warned trusted Chamukha with the chief command. Chinghiz of his danger are called Sirikshi, He sent secretly to inform Chinghiz of this, and and his younger brother Bado." De Mailla men- to tell him that, as he had control of affairs, he tions only one of them, whom he calls Chilisi." should take care the Kirais did not win." When The Huang-yuan tells the story very much in Chinghiz got this news be proposed to the the same way as the Yuan-ch'ao-pi-shi. It says old man Jurchedai to be his commander-in-chief, that when Chinghiz was warned of his but meanwhile Khuildar stepped forward and danger he put his army in intrenchments at said, “I will be the leader, take care of my Alan, and having transported his baggage to orphans." Jarchedai said, "My Urunt and the river Chilian-jin, he sent Jelmi on with the Mankhut will fight in front before the emperor," vanguard, and marched along the north side of and he accordingly put them in battle array the mountain Moyundor.
before Chinghiz. He had hardly done so Rashida'd-dîn, who follows the story as told when the first division of the Kirais, the Jirgins, by these authorities closely, calls Ekecheryan came up. The Uruut and Mankhut smote them. Eke-jeran. His wife he calls Alak Nidun." While they were pursuing this division they His son who was sharpening the arrows he calls were attacked by another section of the enemy Barin Kiyen, or Kehen. When Ching hiz commanded by. Achikhshilun, of the tribe heard what was in store for him, he moved to Tumayan Tabugan, who had a personal encounthe hills Seljiviljat" and dispatched a corps of ter with the Mongol leader Khuildar, and observation to the mountain Moandur." Abul. dragged him from his horse. His men were ghỉzi says that when he heard the news, however defeated by the Traut led by JurcheChinghiz despatched his household to Baldai, who, still advancing, encountered the clans junabulak," while he prepared to defend himself Oman and Dunkhait and also smote them. where he was."
Shilemintaitsi, with the thousand body-guards, To resume our story, the Yuan-ch'ao-pi-shi was also defeated. Things were going badly says that after Chinghiz bad sent Jelmito with the Kirais, and we read that Sankun, reconnoitre, a herdsman of Alchidai named without his father's knowledge, threw himself Chigidai arrived with his companions to say into the fray. One of Jurchedai's arrows struck that from the mountain Mao-undur and from him in the cheek, and he fell, whereupon his men the direction of the camp Khulaanburakhat dust retired and gathered round him. Chingiz could be seen and that the foe was advancing. having been successful in this struggle, which Chinghiz took borse and rode out." At this was apparently a preliminary skirmish rather time Wang Khán arrived, and asked Cha- than a decided battle, and seeing it was already mukha what troops Chinghiz had with him. late, collected his men, and ordered Khuildar to He replied the two hordes Uruut and Mankhut; I be carried away. During the night he moved on, that his warriors and that his positions were and at length encamped far from the battlewell taken, and that his standards were either field. This is the account in the Yuan-ch'aocoloured or black. Wang Khân said that pi-shi," In the narrative part of the Yuan-shi it would be well to take heed when they hove we are told that in this fight the Mongols defeat. in sight. He ordered that the brave Khadakhgi ed in succession the Chu-lik-kans or Chulgins, of the horde Jirgin should first advance, then the Tungah or Dunga, and the Haon-urh-shihthe brave Achikhshirun with the tribes Taman le-mun or Khor-sheremin, and that thereupon Tubigan, Oman and Dunkbait. Then Khari. Ilkha or Elerho" charged into their ranks, shilimuntaiji with 1,000 body-guards, and lastly when he was wounded in the temple, and was his own army corps." Wang Khân also en obliged to retire, and the victory remained with
11 Hyacinthe, p. 25. » Op. cit., tom. IX, p. 29. 10 Op. cit., pp. 168 and 169. - Erdmann reads it Alakh Sendun. * Read Seludelshit by Erdmann and Seludeljet by D'Ohason.
# Read Muun-dur-dis-kuh by Erdmann and Mu-ondar. diss by D'Ohsson ; Berezine, vol. II, p. 131. Erdmann, pp. 286 and 287 ; D'Ohsson, vol. I, p. 70.
11.e. the springs of Baljuna, the lake Baljuna of which we have before written.
Op. cit, p. 88. # 1. e. set his men in order. 36 i. 6. 88 among the Chinese the Centre.
1 I dont know whether it is meant that in this he was treacherous to Wang Kh&n, or that he proposed a fresh at of treachery towards Chingbiz. * Op. cit., p. 88.
4. e. Sanko.
