Indian Antiquary Vol 12

Author(s): Jas Burgess
Publisher: Swati Publications

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THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY.
[FEBRUARY, 1883.
that Tep-tengri and his six brothers were when she heard of this, and shortly after died. truoulent persons, and on one occasion assaulted Jebke, who had been attached to Khazar as Khazar, Chinghiz Khan's brother, who come we have seen, went to the country of Barkhujin. plained to him about it, but Chinghiz replied, This saga is apparently reported nowhere else. "Once you boasted that no one could contend The Altan Topchi and Ssanang Setzen, without with you, how then did you permit them to detailing the cause report the quarrel beilluse you ?" Khazar went out much distress- tween Chinghiz and Khazar. The latter author ed at this answer. We are told he shed tears, says that Khazar united in a revolt with and did not not see his brother for three days. the Dologhon Khongkhotan (i. e. with the Tep-tengri then went to the Great Conqueror, seven brothers of the tribe Khongkhotan menand said that the Spirit had revealed to him the tioned in the Yuan-ch'ao-pi-shi.)' Both the will of heaven, which was that he, Chinghiz, Altan Topchi and Ssanang-Setzen report that was first to reign over the nations and after Chinghiz sent an army under Subegetai in him Khazar, and if he did not put Khazar aside pursuit of his brother, and report also Chinghix he might become dangerous. Chinghiz set out Khân's instructions to him, but in different the same night to seize his brother. Meanwhile language. The former says that Chinghiz Guchu, who, as we have seen, was an adopted addressed the troops as follows: "You, my son and protégé of hers, informed Khoilun, the soldiers, who are like herds rushing forwards mother of Chinghiz, who had married Munlikheadlong. You who are like the precious stone the father of Tep-tengri, of what had occurred, which decks the front of a moon-shaped headHaving harnessed & white camel in a kibitka dress. You who are like a cairn of stones. You she set out, and at night arrived at Khazar's who are strong and manly; who are like a cane camp at the very time when Chingbiz had taken brake, a trench girdling me about. You, my off his brother's cap and belt, and tied his sleeves, obedient soldiers, listen :-In your everyday and was questioning him. On seeing his mother life behave like two year old calves, but in Chinghiz was much confused and afraid. She attacks on the enemy sweep down like hawks. descended from the kibitka, unbound Khazar, In games and feasts be playful as young stallions, and gave him back his cap and belt, then with but in battle attack the enemy like falcons. rising anger she sat down, and crossing her legs ... Imitate the hungry tiger and the fierce took out her two breasts and placed them on her badger. Be watchfal like the cautious wolf on knees, and said: "Do you perceive ? These & sunny day, and patient as a black raven on a are the paps which you have sucked. What dark night, constant and jealous as a queen." crime has Khazar committed that you should Subegetai Baghatur replied “We will pursue destroy your own flesh and blood ? When you with all our might and fulfil your commands. were & child you used to suck this breast. May we have in all things the lack of our comKhachiun and Ochigin could neither of them mander." He thereupon set out and overtook Buck it. Khazar alone could sack both my Khazar, to whom he said, "To depart from paps and ease my breast. Therefore it is that friends is to become the prey of strangers. the mind of Temujin is gifted, while Khazar To part from relatives is to sacrifice oneself. has strength and skill in shooting. Whenever To leave a large family is to make oneself the peoples have rebelled he has subdued them an orphan. A small nation may overwhelm with his bow and arrows. Now that the enemy a large family when dispersed. You may peris destroyed, Khazar's services are no longer chance find subjects, but not relatives." Khazar, needed." When Chinghiz saw that his mother's we are told, approved of these words. anger was cooled down, he said, "I am afraid, Ssanang Setzen reports Chinghiz Khan's and I am ashamed," with these words he left. speech on this occasion thus: "You, my faithful Afterwards, unknown to his mother, he deprived army leaders, each one like a moon at the head Khazar of some of his people, leaving him only of an army. You like the ornam 1400 households. Khoilun was sorely troubled dress. You the pink of honour: Yon, inflexible
• Yuan-ch'ao-pi-shi, pp. 135 and 136.
Op. cit., p. 71.
10 1. e. With gentleness and simplicity.