Indian Antiquary Vol 11

Author(s): Jas Burgess
Publisher: Swati Publications

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THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY.
[MARCH, 1882.
mediately became a woman again. There they remained happily together for six months, and when the time was up the Prince went out, and told the guard that the cure was complete, Then the king came with his ministers and courtiers, and all were delighted to see the Princess once again.
Then the king said to the Prince--"Ask for your reward, and you shall have it." So the
Prince said "Give me your daughter in marriage, for I also am a king's son."
To this the king agreed, and they were married at once. Taking elephants, horses and an army with them the Prince and his bride returned to his father's city, and the Prince said with great delight "After all I have married the Princess Panjphülårânî, and have brought her home."
CHINGHIZ KHAN AND HIS ANCESTORS.
BY HENRY 1. HOWORTH, F.S.A.
(Continued from Vol. X, p. 362.) XIV.
document with the seal to give it authority. The defeat of Tayang Khân of the Naimans, Chinghiz thereupon took him into his service, which we described in the previous paper, forms and ordered him to use & seal in the same way. a notable epoch in the career of Chinghiz Khan. He also ordered him to teach the various The Naimans, who were identical in race with, princes the writing, language, and laws of the and were doubtless the ancestors of the modern Uighurs. This very interesting notice, Remusat Kirghiz Kazaks, were probably the most power- tells us, is contained in the 28th volume of the ful of all the nomadic races of Asia. Unlike history of the Mongols by Chan-yuan-ping. the principalities of the Uighurs and the (Remusat, Nouveaux Melanges Asiatiques, tome Karluks, theirs seems to have been independent II. pp. 61-63.) of the great empire of Kara Khitai, and they This work has been used by Mr. Douglas in dominated over a wide region stretching from his history of Chinghiz Khân, and he quotes the lower Irtish to the Orkhon. As we have it as the Yuan-shi-lui-pien, or the history of seen, it is probable that they were Baddhists the Yuan dynasty classified and arranged by in religion. This Buddhism they doubtless Shaou Yuan-ping. The notice of Ta-taderived from the Uighurs, who were also respon- tungvo, doubtless from the same ultimate source, sible for their culture in some other respects. was also translated by Klaproth from the Thus we are told that when they defeated Tayang, Chinese Mancha bistory of Chinghiz Khan.' the Mongols captured the princess Gurbyesu, It is also contained in De Mailla's edition of already mentioned, and also Ta-ta-tang-vo, an the Kang-mu. Uighur, by origin, who was a man of learning, The notice is singularly interesting as it fixes and had been entrusted by Tayang with con. | anmistakably the source whence the Mongols siderable authority and a golden seal of office. derived their culture. Klaproth and Remusat On his master's defeat he hid this seal in his have put it beyond doubt that the Mongols clothes, and attempted to escape, but was captar- antil the reign of Khubilai Khân used no other ed and brought before Chinghiz, who told him alphabetic characters than the Uighur, which he had conquered the Naimans, and asked him were themselves but the Syrian or Estranghelo what he was doing with the seal. He replied letters introduced into the East by the Nestothat he wished to guard to the death what had
rians. Carpini, who went on a mission to Tartary been entrasted to him, and wished also to find in 1246, in speaking of the Uighurs whom he his old master, to return it to him. Chingbizcalls Huinrs, says the Mongols illorum litteras praised his fidelity, and demanded what the use
acceperunt, nam prius scripturam aliquam non of the seal was. He replied that when his habebant nunc autem appellant eandem litteram master wished to raise money or provisions, or Mongolorum.. Rubraquis, who visited Monto give orders to one of his officers, he sealed the golia in 1253, in speaking of the Uighurs
Op. cit., vii. • Beleuchtung und Widerlegung der Forschungen, des
Herrn J. J. Schmidt, pp. 19 and 20.
• Op. cit., vol. IX, pp. 39 and 40.
D'Avenac, p. 861.