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CHINGHIZ KHAN AND HIS ANCESTORS.
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Ching him, whereupon the Kelui-Hyacinthe says the Kerei, -and both are apparently forms of Kirai, went over to the conqueror. As we shall see, the Yuan-chao-pi-shi suggests that a section of the Kirais did desert Wang Khân. Palladius tells us that in the biography of Jurchedai, appended to the Yuan-shi, it is reported that the Kelis, "the Khalakhachins, the Shatos" and others attacked the people of Ching him, whereupon the latter's near relative Khuildar urged that the matter would not brook delay, and he must summon the brave people of Jurchedai. Jurchedai accordingly Assailed the enemy, shot Sankun, and smote the leader of the Shilimin and others. In the life of Khuildar in the same work we read that in this fight the army of the Ulu" was ordered to move to the front, but its leader, Juchitai (sic.), putting his whip across his horse's mane, did not respond. Khuildar thereupon, entrusting his three yellow-headed children to Ching hiz Khan's care, attacked the enemy, and received some wounds in the head." De Mailla's authority makes Wang Khân a party to the struggle, and tells us that in conjunction with Ilho he marched his hordes by different routes, ordering them to meet at a common rendezvous. Chilisi, who looked after Chinghiz Khan's studs, having informed him of Wang Khan's march, the latter gave command of the army to Chalmen, whom he knew to be closely attached to himself, who, having met and defeated the hordes of Tongnai, Chulichin and Holisiemen, which were separated one from the other, cut them in pieces, and falling eventually on the troops commanded by Wang Khan and Ilho, punished them also severely. Ilho, furious at this, made a charge into the midst of the Mongols, and was struck in the face by an arrow, which compelled him to retire. De Mailla calls the tribe which deserted Wang Khân the Kieliki, apparently making the name different from Kirai." The Hwang-yuan tells us that while Chinghiz
was marching north of the mountain Movan. dor, Wang Khân advanced along the southern side of the same mountain and crossed the ridges Khulakho and Bulakha. Chinghiz being informed of this by two of his dependents named Taichu and Yedir, who were pastoring horses, moved his army to Kholanji; meanwhile the sun sank behind the mountains. Chinghiz's men attacked and overcame the Julugins, the Dunautses, and the Kolishilimintaishi. This account then relates how Ilakha was shot in the cheek, and had to retire very much as the story is told in the other narratives." Let us now return to Rashida'd-din. He tells us that in his retreat from the mountain Moandur, he was pursued by Wang Khân, who presently encamped in a place called Ulan Burgan by the Mongols, as where there was a wood of red wil. lows. Two dependents of Ilchidai Noyan name Taija and Chengtai Edur, who were pasturing horses, went to inform Chingiz, who was then at Khalaljinalat or Khalanchinalt. His troops were very inferior in numbers to those of the enemy, and he held a conference accordingly with his lieutenants, Keitei or Kehti Noyan, the Urut and Khuildar Setzen the Mankgut. The formor said nothing, but the latter, who was "anda" with Chingliz, offered to ride on horse. back behind the enemy on to a height named Kaiten and there to plant the imperial tule or standard, while he commended his children to the care of Ching hiz. He succeeded in this daring venture, and planted the fuls as he had offered to do. Chinghiz and his meninspired by this brave act, fell vigorously upon the enemy, first defeated the most important of the Kerai tribes, viz., the Jorgins," then overthrew the Tonkgoet and defeated Khori Shelmun Taishi" and the life guards of Wang Khân, and Sengun was wounded in the face. After the fight Chinghiz Khan withdrew. Rashidu'd-din adds that this battle of Khalaljin Alat was famons among the Mongols and was quoted in his
p. 35.
30 The variants in the names are given here as they are read respectively by Douglas, op. cit., p. 31, and Hyacinthe,
31 i.e. the Kirais.
33 The people of the stappe or desert, sla-t'o means the gandy downs (Bretschneider's Not. Med. Trav. p. 124) and is the Chinese name of the Gobi desert.
33 . e. Urut. 3* Yuan-ch'ao-pi-shi, note 296. 36 Op. cit., tom. IX, p. 29. 25 .. , Ilho or Sankun.
57 Op cit., p. 169. 3. Erdmann writes it Hulun Berkhat.
30 Ho is called Khabaldar Sajan by Erdmann, and Kuyuldar Sacban by D'Ohsson.
Called Kubtan by Erdmann, and Kabban by D'Ohsson.
Called Jirkhins by Erdmann and Chirkirs by D'Obsson.
* Called Tunegkhait by Erdmann and Tangkait by D'Obsson.
• The Khuri Siling Taishi of Erdmann.
