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CHINGHIZ KHAN AND HIS ANCESTORS.
JUNE, 1883.]
named Choda or Kanta, Pisher and Chalar to lead them. They then retraced their steps, and seized the bridge over the Lu-keou, the modern Hoen. Gaubil says this beautiful bridge is situated two leagues west-south-west of the modern Peking. Wanian Chin-hoei who was in command at Yen-king sent an army against the rebels which was defeated, but Choda did not feel himself strong enough to continue the struggle alone, so he sent a courier to Chinghiz Khân to offer him. his services and to ask for his protection. The Huang-yuan and Rashidu'd-din as usual are very closely alike here. They both call the mutineers Khitans. They agree that the Emperor had reached Ju-jau when the mutiny took place, and that the body of troops which mutinied was behind and broke out into rebellion at another place called Lian-sian in the Huang-yun, and Lin-pi-hiene in the copy of Rashidu'd-din followed by Erdmann, both referable to the Leang-hiang above named. The murdered general is called Suunia by the Chinese author, and Seguneh by the Persian one. The former agrees with De Mailla in the names it gives the three substituted leaders, namely, Kanda, Bisher and Chalar, while Erdmann's MS. of Rashida'd-dîn is naturally very corrupt in preserving these names which it gives as Jined, Niran, and Bilan.
According to the Huang-yuan Fu-sing hearing of the mutiny closed Lu-gu, i.e. the bridge Lukeou above named, and would not let the rebels pass through; whereupon Kanta sent his officer Tatara with a division of light horse, 1000 strong, which crossed the river secretly and fell upon the men who were guarding it from behind and destroyed them. They seized all the clothes, armour, and weapons, and the horses grazing near the bridge. Rashidu'd-din tells the same story, only that instead of a general Tatara, he speaks of a contingent of Tartars who were found by the Khitans near the bridge and were in the pay of the Kin Emperor, and who joined them. The Huang-yuan dates the withdrawal of the Emperor in the fourth month, and says that in the fifth month the young
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5 De Mailla, tome IX, p. 64; Gaubil, p. 24; Hyacinthe pp. 68 and 72; Douglas, pp. 74 and 75.
ss Huang-yuan, pp. 186 and 187; Erdmann, p. 327. se Huang-yuan, p. 187; Erdmann, p. 328.
57 The Mongols call it Chagassutai, and it is also called Baibur-chagan-nor. Hyacinthe, pp. 68 and 438; Douglas, p. 75; D'Ohsson vol. I, p. 145 note.
58 Gaubil, p. 24.
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prince whom he had left in charge of Yenking went south and joined his father. Rashidu'd-din makes him do so after five months." On retiring from China, Chinghiz doubtless intended to give the empire only a respite, and meant to avail himself of the first excuse to return. He went to pass the summer near lake Yurli in Tartary, which, according to Hyacinthe, is situated in the district occupied by the Mongol tribe of Khorlos."" The Yuan-shi-lei-pien says Chinghiz went to the town of Hoan-chau in Tartary's which is probably a mistake. He professed great indignation on hearing of the withdrawal of the Kin Emperor to Pien-leang, saying, "We have only just made peace with one another, yet he changes his court. This proves the suspicion and bad feeling which he entertains. He has only made peace with me to deceive me, and in the hope that I shall not be on my guard."""" He was therefore glad to receive Choda's envoy. He sent an army to help him. This was commanded, according to the Yuan-shi, by the generals Samuka, Shumulu and Mingan. De Mailla makes two names of them, namely, Sanmoho and Simominga. Rashidu'd-din likewise only speaks of two generals whom he calls the Saljiut Samukha Behadur, and the Churchit Mingan.3 The Huang-ywin says that in consequence of the submission of many Khitan chiefs Chinghiz ordered San-jiuru and Makhabadu, who led the advanced guard of the Khitans, and the brothers Min-an," and Taibao to unite their troops with those of Kanda and together to attack the Middle Capital.""
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Meanwhile we must turn for a short time to another district. We have seen how the Khitan prince, Yeliu-linko, secured the kingdom of Liau-tung. It would seem that after the withdrawal of the Mongols the Kin troops had recovered Liau-yang which was then the Tungking, or Eastern capital of the Empire, as well as the capital of Liau-tung, and some other places in the province. Chinghiz thereupon sent Mu-khu-li to assist in recapturing them. As he passed the district of Lin-hoang, Lutsong
59 De Mailla, tome IX, p. 63.
The Huang-yuan says the envoy of Kanta and Bisher. Douglas, p. 75; Hyacinthe, p.
68.
62 Op. cit. tome IX, p. 65.
63 Erdmann, p. 328.
i.e. Mingan.
es Op. cit. p. 187.
