INDEX
Abaka, Hulagu’s eldest son and heir, 294.
Abbasid Kalifs, 97, 199, 202, 206, 223;
Rashid killed, 224, 231, 238, 247, 258.
Abdallah, son of Kaddah, plans to establish ancient faith of Persia, 204.
Abu Abdallah, sent to Africa; announces a Mahdi; assassinated by Obeidallah, 205.
Abu Ali Mansur, tenth Kalif of the Fatimid line, assassinated, 223.
Abu Bekr, the first Kalif, 197.
Abul Fettah, nephew of Hassan Sabah, 215.
Abul Wefa, an Assassin from Persia, makes a treaty with the King of Jerusalem, 220.
Abu Mohammed, Grand Prior of the Assassins of Syria, 216.
Adhad the Kalif, asks aid of Nur ed din; his death, 231.
Aguta, subdues the Kitans; his death, 80.
Aiké Charan, reveals a plot to kill Temudjin, 52.
Aiyaruk, daughter of Kaidu, 380.
Aiyuchelitala, heir of Togan Timur, 403, 404.
Alai ed din, Kei Kubad, Sultan of Rūm, makes an alliance with Ashraf, 161, 162.
Ala Kush, Ongut envoy, 62;
makes invasion easy, 83.
Alamut, Seljuk fortress, seized by Hassan Sabah, 210, 239, 240, 241, 244.
Alan Goa, daughter of Bargudai, 4;
her death, 6;
descendants, 7.
Aleppo, added to the Fatimid Empire, 264;
Saladin’s great-grandson rules the principality, 258;
besieged by Hulagu, 264;
captured by assault, 265.
Algu, deserts Arik Buga, 336.
Alihaiya, Mongol officer, attacks Kiang ling; city surrenders, 348;
favorite of Kubilai, 349;
lays siege to Chang cha, 353;
captures the city, 354;
ordered to Tung king, 364.
Ali hwei Timur tries to seize power, 404.
Ali Shir, brother of Kwaresm Shah, 95.
Ali ul Mulk, acknowledged as Kalif by Shah Mohammed, 98.
Aly, son-in-law of Mohammed, elected; rules at Kufa;
assassinated, 197, 198, 201, 202.
Amalric, King of Jerusalem, raises the siege of Alexandria, 229;
violates his promise, 230.
Ambagai, descendant of Taidjuts, 9;
seized by Tartars, 12;
nailed to wooden ass, 13;
his widows, 18.
Amid, Kubilai Khan’s Minister of Finance, killed by Wang chu, 371.
Amid ul Mulk, vizir, favors retreat of Shah Mohammed, 113.
Ananda, attempts to seize power, 384;
murdered, 385.
Antchin, sent to conclude an alliance with Lyuko, 84.
Argun, sent to capture Kurguz, 191;
becomes governor, 192;
visits Mangu’s court, 193.
Arik Buga, brother of Hulagu, wishes to be Grand Khan, 283;
left in command by Mangu, 328;
begins a struggle for Empire, 332;
puts Apishga in prison;
takes sovereign title, 333;
defeated, 334;
sends message to Kubilai, 335;
defeated, 336;
resolves to march against [[414]]Algu; returns to China, 337;
his death, 339.
Arslan, Khan of the Karluks, 77;
marries Altun Bighi, daughter of Jinghis, 78.
Ashraf, acts against Kwaresmians, 153;
sends a commander to the West, 154;
sets out for Harran; joins Kei Kubad, 163, 168;
sends message to Jelal; makes a journey to Egypt, 169.
Assassins, see Hassan Sabah, Kia Mohammed, Hassan II, etc.
Assutai, one of the Arik Buga’s commanders, passes the “Iron Gate,” 337.
Asukeba, heir of Yissu Timur, 388;
proclaimed at Shang tu, 389.
Ata ul Mulk Juveini, vizir and historian, 243, 244.
At chu, Mongol commander of fleet, captures seven hundred boats, 349.
Aziz, grandson of Saladin, 258.
Babek, A.D. 816, defeated and captured, 203.
Badai, discovers a plot to kill Temudjin, 53;
rewarded by the Grand Khan, 60.
Baibuga, Naiman chief, makes Wang Khan’s skull into a drinking-cup, 61;
alarmed at Temudjin’s growing power, 62;
defeat and death, 63.
Baidju, succeeds Chormagun in Persia, 177;
demands mother of Kei Korsu, 178;
trouble with Queen Rusudan, 179.
Baiktar, killed by Temudjin, his half-brother, 19, 20.
Baisutai clan, origin of, 9.
Baitulu, chief of Tumats, withdraws from obedience, 88.
Banias, a castle in Syria, 219.
Barans, defeated by Temudjin, 41.
Bardjuk, chief of the Uigurs, receives Jinghis Khan’s envoy, 76;
about to marry the daughter of Jinghis, 323.
Bartan, grandfather of Temudjin, 10;
his death, 15.
Batra, grandson of Chingkin, 384;
sets out for Shang tu, 385;
proclaimed Emperor; takes the title Byantu; appoints his son; his death, 386.
Batu, son of Juchi; Khan of the Golden Horde; loiters, 316;
calls a Kurultai, 317;
sends troops to escort Mangu to the Kurultai, 318;
his death, 282.
Bar Hebraeus, a historian, 273.
Bayan, receives command, 345;
captures Yang lo, 346;
sends Chang yu to make peace;
demands permission to continue hostilities, 348;
visits the Grand Khan, 349;
captures Chang chau, 350;
sends Empress and Emperor to Kubilai;
summoned to move on Kaidu, 352;
headquarters at Kara Kurum, 369;
declares for Timur; his death, 377.
Bedr ud din Lulu, Prince of Mosul, arranges for Syria to pay a tax, 179;
summoned by Hulagu;
his origin, 256.
Bedr ud din of Otrar, his hatred for Shah Mohammed, 105.
Beibars Bundukdar, minister of Nassir of Damascus; strikes the vizir; goes to Gaza; sends his oath of fidelity to the Sultan of Egypt, 262;
declares for war, 268;
commands the Egyptian vanguard, 269;
sent to pursue the Mongols, 271;
asks for government of Aleppo; plots to assassinate Kutuz; murders the Sultan; is made Sultan; arrives in Cairo; a Polovtsi by origin, 272;
gives his former owner the government of Damascus, 273;
sends for Abul Ahmed, 274;
invested with sovereignty; orders the provinces to receive Ahmed as Kalif, 275;
sends troops to the boundary of Persia, 285;
sends envoys to the Khan of the Golden Horde, 286, 287;
hangs Hulagu’s envoys, 288.
Berkai, son of Juchi; Khan of the Golden Horde; converted to Islam, 282;
desires the election of Arik Buga, 283;
sends an army against Kulagu, 284, 285, 287;
begins a new campaign; dies while marching against Abaka, Hulagu’s successor, 294.
Ben Amran, a traitor, 254–255.
Belgutai, half-brother of Temudjin, 19;
goes with Temudjin for his bride, 25;
wounded at a feast, 36;
kills Bura Buga 39;
is excluded from council, 48;
made master of horse training, 32.
Beglu Ali, mother of Jelal ud din, 158.
Boduanchar, son of Alan Goa, 5;
leaves home, 6;
finds a wife, 7. [[415]]
Boörchu, 24;
becomes Temudjin’s comrade, 25, 27, 31, 32;
sends troops against the Naimans; saves Sengun, 42;
escapes from Keraits, 55;
made commander of ten thousand, 67, 68, 69;
saves Chepé Noyon, 92.
Borak, commander in Jelal ud din’s army, 146;
gives his daughter to Jelal; master of Kerman; nine of his family keep rule for eighty-six years, 147;
revolts, 152;
marries Beglu Ali, Ghiath’s mother; strangles Ghiath, 158;
asks the Kalif for title of Sultan; takes the name Kutlug Khan; his death; succeeded by Rokn ud din, 195.
Bortai, chosen by Yessugai as bride for Temudjin, 17;
captured by Merkits, 25, 26, 27, 28;
birth of Juchi, 29;
counsels Temudjin, 30, 73;
always held the first place, 138;
Jinghis speaks of her when dying, 139.
Boroul, found in the Churki camp and given to Hoelun, 39, 42, 53;
saves the life of Ogotai, 55;
sent to aid Wang Khan, 56;
released from nine death sentences, 70, 71;
his death, 88, 307.
Boshin, great-great-grandfather of Temudjin, 10.
Bugundai, fourth son of Alan Goa, 4.
Buhadur Yessugai, father of Jinghis Khan, 15.
See Yessugai.
Buin Shara, succeeds Goltsi on the Mongol throne; assassinated, 411.
Bulagan, partisan of Ananda, strives to put him on the throne, 384;
killed, 385.
Burma, struggles to drive back the Mongols, 362;
defeated, 363, 377.
Burshi, first victim of the second Grand Prior of the Assassins, 223.
Busi, Prince of Damascus, 219, 220;
slaughters many Assassins, 221;
marked for destruction, 222.
Chabar, son of Timur, 381;
last real sovereign descended from Ogotai, 382, 385.
Changan Timur, Mongol general, 312, 400;
takes Nan king; quarrels with Polo Timur; wins back Honan, 403, 404, 406.
Chang hong fan, made commander by Kubilai, 358;
attacks Sung fleet, 359.
Chang se ching, a Chinese rebel, 398, 400, 401, 405, 408, 409.
Chang se te, brother of Chang se ching; defeated and captured, 400.
Chang shi kie, 349;
assembles a fleet, 356;
makes levies in Fu kien, 357;
builds a palace, 358, 359;
loses his life in a storm, 360.
Chao wun ping, a distinguished scholar, 301.
Charaha, son of Kaidu, 9;
father of Munlik, stepfather of Temudjin, 18, 35.
Charchiutai, gives his son Chelmai to Temudjin, 25, 26.
Chelmai, son of Charchiutai, given to Temudjin, 26, 27, 32;
saves the life of Temudjin, 46, 53;
released from nine death sentences, 70, 71.
Cheng ho shang, a Kin hero, 299.
Chepé Noyon, aids in winning the land of the Kitans, 84, 85;
sent against the Kara Kitan usurper; Jinghis warns him not to be proud, 91;
kills Gutchluk; carries Mongol arms into Armenia; his origin, 92;
sent to capture Shah Mohammed, 114;
takes Nishapur, 115;
sacks Rayi, 116;
plunders Persian Irak, 132;
commanded to conquer Polovtsi, 133.
Chepi, a Chinese general, sent against Java; wins a victory for Java; condemned; receives seventy blows, 370.
Chilaidu, a Merkit; Yessugai seizes his wife Hoelun, 16;
Merkits attack Temudjin to take vengeance, 28, 29.
Chiluku, ruler of Kara Kitai, grandson of Yeliu Tashi, 89, 90.
Ching ling, made Kin Emperor, 308;
slain, 309.
Chin ge suan, ruler of Tung king, refuses to furnish Togan with war supplies, 363, 364, 365.
Chingkin, Kubilai’s intended successor; his death, 364;
his exposure of Ahmed, 371, 372.
Chin Timur, left as governor of Kwaresm, 184;
attacks Kankalis; deprived of power; sends Kelilat to Grand Khan, 185;
made governor by Ogotai, 186;
his death, 187.
Chin yiu liang, a general of the, founder of the would-be Tien [[416]]dynasty, captures Sin chiu; beats the Emperor to death with a crowbar, 402, 405.
Chin y, commandant of Hoang chiu, surrenders the city, 346.
Chohaugur, leader of the Imperial troops, succeeds Tutuka; defeats Kaidu, 378, 380;
his son, 388.
Chong hei, Emperor of China, 81, 82, 83.
Chormagun, leader of army sent in pursuit of Jelal ud din, 164, 166, 174, 175, 176, 177.
Cho se kien, minister of Togan Timur, 403, 406, 407.
Churchadai, leader of the Uruts, 33, 54;
offers to lead the vanguard, 56, 59, 68;
rewarded, 69.
Chu yuan chang, a Buddhist priest destined to destroy Mongol rule, 400, 401;
gains power, 402, 405, 406, 409;
proclaims himself Emperor, names his dynasty Ming, 410.
Crusaders, 220, 221, 230.
Dair Usun, chief of Hoasi Merkits, 28, 63.
Dargham, a commander in Egypt, 228, 229.
Desaichan, father of Bortai, 17, 34.
Dalbek put on the Mongol throne, 411.
Doben, ninth in descent from Batachi, 4;
boy received in exchange for venison, 5;
descendants of Doben and Alan Goa, 7.
Dokuz Khatun, granddaughter of Wang Khan and wife of Hulagu, 255;
her death, 256.
Dua, put on the Jagatai throne by Kaidu, 366;
deserted by his troops, 379;
proposes Chabar as Timur’s successor; proposes to acknowledge overlordship of Timur, Kubilai’s son; his death, 381.
Egypt, scene of great struggles between Kalifs of Bagdad and Cairo, 223.
See Saladin, Nur ed din, Kutuz.
Eibeg, a Mameluk chief, marries concubine of Sultan Salih, rules Egypt, 257;
restores lands belonging to Nassir of Syria, 258, 259;
slain by his wife, 262, 263.
Euzbeg, a general, watches India for Jelal ud din, 146;
his neglect, 151, 152.
Eyub, commandant of Tenkrit castle, father of Saladin, 227, 228, 238.
Fakhr ud din Saki, last commandant of Aleppo, 266, 267.
Fang kwe chin, a pirate, 396;
shows great activity, 398;
submits, 409.
Faris ud din Aktai, a celebrated Mameluk chief, 258;
makes Beibars Sultan, 272.
Fatimids, first Kalif, Obeidallah, 205;
their territory; declared spurious by Bagdad; struggle to supplant the Abbasids, 206;
trained in the House of Science, 211;
doctrine, 212;
agents in Persia and Syria, 214, 231, 233.
See Assassins.
Georgians, make a league against Jelal ud din, 159;
defeated by Jelal, 160.
Ghiath ud din, son of Shah Mohammed, retires to Karun;
marches against Ispahan, 145;
quarrels with his brother, 146, 148, 151;
arrests Jelal’s envoys; betrays Jelal, 155;
retires to the mountains; kills Mohammed at a feast; goes to the Assassins, 157;
goes to Kerman; strangled by Borak, head sent to Ogotai, 158, 194.
Goltsi, gains power in Mongolia, 411.
Gumushtegin, a eunuch, guardian of Salih, son of Nur ed din, 237;
hires Assassins to kill Saladin, 238.
Gutchluk, given as title to son-in-law of the Kara Kitai ruler, 90;
makes war on his father-in-law, 91, 92.
Gutchluk, son of Baibuga of the Naimans, 103, 104.
Hayton, King of Cilicia, 178, 180;
decides to visit Mangu the Grand Khan, 183;
sets out, 287;
aids the Mongols, 288.
Hakim, 276;
claims to be fourth in descent from Mostershed; goes to Egypt, 277;
is Kalif, 285.
Hama, has an evil influence in councils of the Emperor, 398, 399, 400.
Han lin ulh, son of Sung pretender, 396;
disappears, 409.
Herat, summoned to surrender, 125, 128, 129, 131;
repeopled, 190, 194. [[417]]
Hoan ho Timur, grandson of Mangu, 393, 394.
Hoelun, captured by Yessugai, 16;
gives birth to Temudjin, 17, 18, 19, 20, 39;
warns Temudjin against Jamuka, 32;
saves her son Kassar; her death, 73.
Horchi, describes a vision, 30;
given thirty beautiful women, 68.
Huildar, leader of the Manhuts; plants Temudjin’s standard on Gubtan, 54, 55;
his death, 56.
Hulagu marches into Asia Minor, 184, 195;
advances to exterminate the Assassins, 241;
sends envoys to Grand Prior, 242, 243;
surrender of Alamut, 244;
gives a great feast, 245;
kills all the Ismailians; sets out to destroy the Kalifat, 247;
seduces commandant of Daritang, 249, 250, 251;
slaughters the inhabitants of Bagdad, 252;
kills the Kalif, 254;
warns Nassir of Syria, 259, 260, 261;
summons Aleppo to surrender, 264;
sacks Aleppo; receives keys of Damascus, 265;
receives news of Mangu’s death, 266;
promises to reinstate Nassir, 267;
kills Nassir, 273;
trouble with Berkai, son of Juchi, 282;
defeated near Shemaki; victorious at Shirvan, 287;
builds a palace at Alatag, 288;
extent of rule, 289;
places Uns Khatun on the Far’s throne, 291;
quells an uprising, 292;
his death, 293.
Hassan Ben Sabah, son of Ali, sent to the Nishapur school, 206;
classmate of Omar Khayyam, 207;
gains influence over Melik Shah, 208;
favors the second son of the Sultan of Egypt; gets possession of Alamut, 209;
wins followers, secures power, 210;
causes the death of Nizam ul Mulk and of Melik Shah, 211;
his secret doctrines, 212;
selects victims, 215;
warns Sindjar, Sultan of the Seljuks, 217;
makes Kia Busurgomid his successor; his death, 218.
Hassan, son of Kia Mohammed, Grand Prior of the Assassins, spreads report that he is the promised Iman, 226;
becomes Grand Prior; determines to expose the secrets of the Order, 231;
proclaims himself the Iman; celebrates the 17th Ramadan, 232;
driven to prove himself a descendant of Fatimid Kalifs, 233;
teaches atheism and immorality; assassinated, 234.
Hussein, son of Aly, 198;
offers of support from Kufa, 199;
leaves Mecca, 200;
attacked by the troops of the governor of Kufa; his death, 201, 202.
Hussein Kaini, an active Dayis, 204, 210.
Ismailians, 154, 196, 211;
Ismailian doctrine, 225, 234, 236, 240, 245.
See Assassins.
Ibn al Athir, the historian, 172, 173.
Ibn Yunus, steals a letter from Salih of Mosul, 278;
first governor of Mosul, 281.
Jagatai, marches to China with Jinghis, his father, 83;
receives command at Otrar, 105, 119;
quarrels with Juchi, his brother, 120;
returns to Jinghis, 126, 138;
his dominion, 141, 314, 315;
his son, 333, 334, 336, 366, 380.
Jamuka, chief of the Juriats; descended from Kabul Khan, 27, 29, 30;
forms a party, 31;
his brother Taichar, 32;
allies himself with Temudjin’s enemies, 33, 34, 36;
influences Sengun, 43;
attacks Wang Khan and Jamuka, 46;
his forces scatter, 47;
fills Sengun’s heart with fear, 50, 51;
conspires to kill Temudjin, 52;
battle with Temudjin, 53;
message from Temudjin, 57;
betrayed and surrendered to Temudjin, 63;
words from Temudjin, 66;
his death, 67.
Jambui Khatun, wife of Kubilai, 353, 370, 376, 377.
Jelairs, a clan;
origin, 7;
kill Monalun, 8;
crushed by Nachin, 9;
oath taken to destroy Temudjin and Wang Khan, 9, 44.
Jelal ud din, son of Shah Mohammed, saves his father, 104;
joined by Timur Melik, 108;
opposes retreat, 113;
with his two brothers he reaches Urgendj; attacked by Kankali Turks, 119;
defeats the Mongols at Ghazni, 121;
defends himself at the Indus, 127;
springs into the Indus, 128;
pursued to India, marries the daughter of the Sultan of Delhi, 146;
feigns ignorance of his father-in-law’s [[418]]treason, 147;
marries daughter of Sád of Fars, 148;
campaign against Nassir the Kalif; sends letter to Prince of Damascus, 149;
marches to Azerbaidjan, 150;
captures Tovin; learns of plot against him in Tebriz, 151;
abandons siege of Khalat; sets out for Kerman, 152;
marches against the Assassins of Persia; repulses Mongols, 154;
betrayed by his brother; defeated by Mongols, 155;
learns that Ghiath has gone to the Assassins, 157;
secures the district of Gushtasfi, 158;
fines his vizir for giving advice, 159;
besieges Khalat a second time; commands Moslems to pray for Mostansir, 160;
takes Khalat, 162;
falls ill; defeated, 163;
goes to Mugan to obtain warriors, 165;
surprised by Mongols; discovers the treason of his vizir, 166;
sets out for Jaraper, 167;
surrounded by Mongols, 169;
captured by Kurds; is killed; appearance as described by Nessa, 171.
Jelal ud din Hassan of Alamut, son of Mohammed II, 239;
opposed to the doctrines taught at Alamut; poisoned, 240.
Jinghis Khan (see early life under Temudjin), rewards his Empire builders, 68, 69;
jealous of his brother; reproved by his mother, 73;
angry at Munlik, 75;
sends envoy to Idikut of the Uigurs, 76;
intrenched in Kara Kitai, 78;
seeks co-operation of the Kitans, 81;
informed of the succession of Chong hei, 81;
sends message to the Chinese Emperor, 82;
moves from the Kerulon to conquer China; crosses Gobi; invests Tai tong fu, 84;
resumes activity in China, 85;
marries a daughter of Utubu, 86;
marches on Tangut; receives submission of Corea, 89;
Kalif requests his aid; sends message to Shah Mohammed, 100;
resolves to extinguish Gutchluk, 101;
ends Gutchluk and his kingdom; marches westward; places his sons in command, 105;
moves again to Bokhara, 106, 108;
enters mosque on horseback; marches against Samarkand; cuts off Jelal’s retreat, 119;
camps on the Naksheb steppes; besieges Termend; destroys Kerduan; takes Bamian; grandson killed, 126;
attacks Jelal at the Indus, 127;
cuts down men faithful to Jelal ud din, 129;
passes winter near the Indus; resolves to return to China; gives command to kill prisoners; leaves Samarkand; back in homeland 1225;
enters Tangut, 137;
his death; remains taken to birthplace, 138;
funeral chant, 139, 140.
Juchi, son of Temudjin, his birth, 29, 50, 52;
goes to China with Jinghis, 83;
tries to save Kultuk, 88;
sent to act against cities from Jend to Lake Aral; gives orders to attack the city of Jend, 106, 107, 108, 119;
quarrels with Jagatai, 120;
goes north of Lake Aral and establishes the Golden Horde, 126;
Juchi’s heirs inherit from Jinghis, 141, 144;
his grandson, 367.
Kabul, son of Tumbinai, visits China; taken prisoner, 11, 12, 15;
rivalry between descendants of Kabul and Ambagai, 16.
Kaidan, meets Taidjut in single combat, 12, 13.
Kaidu, saved by his nurse, 8;
from him are descended the greatest historical men of the Mongols, 9;
grandfather of Tumbinai, 10, 16.
Kaidu, great-grandson of Jinghis Khan, advances to attack Algu, 337, 339, 361;
makes war on Kubilai, 365;
gets control of the Jagatai country, 366;
forms a new league, 368;
held in check by Bayan, 369, 376;
assumes the title of Grand Khan; his death, 380, 381, 382.
Kamala, Kubilai’s grandson, 369;
aspires to Empire, 376, 377, 387.
Kamil, Prince of Mayafarkin, 273, 274.
Kamil, Sultan of Egypt, 163, 174.
Kankalis, 101, 107;
expert to be treated as kinsmen, 111;
are slaughtered, 112;
dissatisfied with Jelal ud din, 119;
move westward; form nucleus of Ottoman Empire, 126;
closely connected with Kwaresmian rulers, 158.
Kara Buga, Mongol commander, 276, 277. [[419]]
Kara Kitai, its extent, 75, 78;
its origin, 89, 90, 91, 93, 94, 100.
Kara Hulagu, grandson of Jagatai; dies on the way to his possessions, 323.
Karmath, agent of Abdallah, 204;
captures Mecca; his followers rage for a century, 205.
Kassar (Juchi), brother of Temudjin, 17;
together with Temudjin kills his half-brother, 19, 20, 21, 27, 35;
victory over the Naimans, 44, 45;
disobeys Temudjin, 59;
saved by his mother, 72, 73, 74.
Kassin Almed, uncle of Mostassim, made Kalif, 275;
lost in a battle against Kara Buga, 277.
Katchi Kyuluk, eldest son of Monalun, 7;
his descendants, 8.
Kei Kosru, ruler of Rūm in 1238, 177, 178;
marries the daughter of Queen Rusudan, 179;
his death, 181.
Kei Kubad, Sultan of Rūm, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 168, 169.
Kentei Khan mountains, have two water systems, 3;
body of Jinghis carried to the Kentei Khan region, 139.
Khaishan, son of Chingkin, aspires to power, 384;
saluted as sovereign; takes the name Kuluk Khan, 385;
his death, 385.
Ki, wife of Togan Timur, 398.
Kia Busurgomid, second Grand Prior, 218, 219, 225.
Kia Mohammed, third Grand Prior of the Assassins, 225, 226.
Kia se tao, Chinese official, makes secret treaty proposals to Kubilai, 332, 343, 344;
master of Sung Emperor, 346, 347;
exiled and murdered, 349.
Kitans, succeeded by the Golden Khans, 2;
a part of the Manchu stock, 78, 79;
Aguta subdues the Empire, 80, 81;
insurrection, 84, 85, 90.
Kokochu, a shaman, son of Munlik, Jinghis Khan’s stepfather, 72;
called also Taibtengeri; gathers followers, 73;
is killed, 74.
Kotyan, a Polovtsi Khan whose daughter married Mystislav of Russia, 133.
Kubilai Khan, favored by Hulagu, 283;
son of Tului, 309, 318;
receives Honan from Mangu, 325;
returns to Mongolia, 326;
popular in China, 327;
accepts conditions offered by Kia se tao, 332;
urged to proceed to Kurultai, 333;
meets Arik Buga’s army in Middle Shen si, 334;
goes to Kai ping fu, 335;
attacked by Arik Buga, 336, 337, 338;
decides to conquer all China, 339;
his envoys imprisoned, 340;
delays war, 341;
assembles troops, 342;
exercised by war in his own family, 344;
issues a rescript, 345;
sends an embassy, 348;
writes to Li ting shi, 355;
summons Bayan from South China, 357, 358;
resolves to subdue China, 361;
forces Burma to pay tribute, 363;
plans second attack on Japan;
conquers Tung king, 364;
drops his campaign against Java, 365;
surprises the army of Tob Timur, 366;
crushes Nayan, 368;
leaves Shang tu, 369;
needs money, 371, 372;
his death, 373;
his capital and palace, 374.
Kuichu, found in the Udut camp and given to Hoelun, 29;
Jinghis Khan rewards him, 70.
Kuku Timur, son of Chagan, 404, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410, 411.
Kuluk Khan, see Khaishan, 385.
Kutula, fourth son of Kabul, 12;
assembles warriors, 13;
attacked by Durbans, 14;
blood feud, 15.
Kuku Timur, besieges Y tu, 404;
opposes the heir, 408, 409;
his death, 411.
Kung yuan tse, descendant of Confucius, 301;
sent to Subotai, 305.
Kurguz, Chin Timur’s chancellor, 186;
summoned to Mongolia, 187;
sent to make a census; explains accusations made against him, 187;
causes the death of Ongu; rules west of the Oxus, 189;
protects Persians against Mongols; is killed by Kara Hulagu, 191.
Kushala, son of Tob Timur, 386, 388, 389;
distrusts his brother; poisoned at a feast, 390, 392, 394, 395.
Kutb ud din, nephew of Borak, tries to usurp power; goes to Kurultai; obtains throne of Kerman; kills Rokn ud din, 195, 196.
Kuridai, warns Temudjin of a plot to kill him, 45. [[420]]
Kurja Kuz, father of Wang Khan (Togrul), 40.
Kush Timur leads Bagdad forces, 149;
killed, 150.
Kutuz, general of Eibeg, ruler of Egypt, 259, 262;
his origin; becomes master in Egypt, 263;
calls a council; decides on war, 268;
sends envoy to Syria, 269;
addresses his generals, 270;
wins a great victory; names his lieutenants in Syria;
leaves for Egypt; assassinated by Beibars, 272.
Kuyuk, installed Grand Khan, 180, 181, 182;
his death, 182.
Kwaresmian Shah, see Shah Mohammed and Shah Jelal ud din.
Kwan sien seng, captures Shang tu, 104.
Liau fu tong, chief of the Sung pretender, 397;
proclaims Han lin ulh, 399, 400;
seizes Kai fong fu, 401;
escapes to Ngan fong, 403;
slain, 406.
Lien hi hien, a Uigur, Arik Buga’s best general, 334.
Li ting shi, tries to rescue his Emperor, 355;
rescued from drowning, and slain, 356.
Li tsong, Sung Emperor, 311, 312;
his death, 341, 358.
Liu kara Buga, a Mongol general, 401.
Liu sin fu, minister of the Sung Emperor, 357, 358, 359.
Liu wen hoan, minister of Sung Emperor, 343;
surrenders Siang yang, 344, 345, 346, 348, 351.
Lyuko, prince of Kitan dynasty, joins Jinghis, 84, 85.
Mahmud, successor of Sindjar, 219.
Ma ki, governor of Kuang si, resists the Mongols, 356.
Mamun, son of Harun al Rashid, makes an effort to unite the Alyites and Abbasids, 202.
Mangu, son of Tului; his brothers, 318;
election declared illegal, 319;
feast of installation; plot against his life, 320;
death of his mother, 322;
goes to Kara Kurum; kills his cousin, 323;
has Ogotai’s grandson drowned, 323;
gives Honan to Kubilai Khan, 325;
makes ready to march against the Sung Empire, 327;
sets out for the Sung Empire, 328;
gives a great feast, 329;
his death, 330, 331;
wife and sons, 333.
Mangu Timur of the Golden Horde, descendant of Juchi, 365;
sovereign of Kipchak, 366, 367.
Mansur, son of Eibeg of Egypt, 262;
imprisoned by Kutuz, 263.
Mao kwe, commander of the Sung forces, 401;
his death, 402.
Massud, Seljuk Sultan, takes authority from Abbasid Kalifs, 223.
Melik Salih Ismail, son of Bedr ud din Lulu; marries the daughter of Jelal ud din, last Shah of Kwaresm, 260.
Melik Shah, Seljuk Sultan, 93;
gives an office to Hassan Ben Sabah, 207, 208, 209;
alarmed by the defeat of his troops, 210;
murdered by Hassan Ben Sabah’s Assassins, 211.
Melik Timur, son of Arik Buga, partisan of Ananda, 384;
murdered, 385.
Merkit, clan, the people from whom Hoelun, the mother of Temudjin, was stolen, 16;
avenge the kidnapping, 27;
hunted by Wang Khan and Temudjin, 28, 29, 30, 49, 56, 58, 62, 63, 64, 65.
Merv, attacked by Tului’s army, 122;
invested; surrenders; slaughter of its citizens, 123;
repeopled, 128;
again destroyed, 129.
Mien yang, taken by Siu chiu hwei, lost to the Mongols, 399.
Mingan, a distinguished Chinese general, 84;
praised for siege work, 87.
Ming yu chin, a new Emperor, appears in Su chuan, 405;
his death, 409.
Moazzam, Prince of Aleppo, refuses to surrender the city, 264;
Aleppo destroyed, 265.
Mohammed, Shah of Kwaresm, withdraws from subjection to Chiluku ruler in Kara Kitai, 90, 91;
invades the lands of the Gurkhan, 94;
is defeated, 95;
kills his brother, 96;
resolves to destroy the Abbasid Kalifat, 97;
moves toward Bagdad, 98;
receives envoys from Jinghis, 100;
his mother, 101;
assembles a large army at Samarkand, 103;
alarmed at the approach of the Mongol army, 104, [[421]]105;
chased by thirty thousand men, 112, 113, 114, 115;
suffering from pleurisy and weakness, takes refuge on an island, 117;
his death, 117.
Mohammed of Nessa, the historian, 161;
describes appearance of Jelal ud din, 171.
Mohammed II of Alamut, son of Hassan II, avenges the death of his father; preaches the doctrine of license, crime, and vice, 234;
death from poison, 239.
Monalun, mother of Katchi Kyuluk and Nachin, 7;
quarrels with the Jelairs; is murdered by them, 8.
Mongith, Prince of Karak, 288;
murdered by Hulagu, 288.
Mostansir, Fatimid Kalif at Cairo, 160, 161, 206, 208, 209.
Mostassim, Kalif in Bagdad in 1257;
his answer to Hulagu’s summons to level the walls, 247;
advised to send gifts to the Mongols, 248, 249;
refuses to visit Mongol camp, 250;
bound to his destiny, 252;
begs for the lives of his family, 253;
murdered by Hulagu, 254, 274.
Mostershed, the twenty-ninth Abbasid Kalif, 223;
marches against Seljuk Sultan, 224;
killed by the Assassins, 224.
Mozaffer, son of Bedr ud din Lulu, given Aleppo, 271.
Mozaffer, son of Saïd of Mardin, rewarded by Hulagu, 275.
Muavia, governor of Syria, made Kalif to overthrow Aly; wins Egypt as first Ommayad Kalif, 197;
sole Kalif of Islam, 198;
forces the election of Yezid; his death, 199;
exile of his descendants, 202.
Mukuli, a Jelair, given to Temudjin by his (Mukuli’s) father, 39;
rewarded by Jinghis, 67, 68;
rewarded beyond all other generals, 88;
reënters China, 136;
his death, 136.
Munlik, son of Charaha, goes after Temudjin when Yessugai is dying, 18, 33;
marries Temudjin’s mother, 35;
gives Temudjin advice which saves his life, 52;
is rewarded by Jinghis, 72;
one of his seven sons killed by Jinghis, 74, 75.
Mystislav, Russian prince, defeated at the Kalka, 135.
Nachin, uncle of Kaidu, 7, 8, 9.
Nassir, Kalif of Bagdad, ascends the throne, 96, 97;
strengthens Bagdad, 149;
his death, 160.
Nassir Salah ud din Yusseif, descendant of Saladin, 180, 257;
rules Syria; undertakes to drive Eibeg from the Egyptian throne, 258;
envoys received by Hulagu, 259;
concludes a treaty with Mogith, 260, 261;
alarmed by the approach of the Mongols, 262;
receives a letter from Kutuz, 263;
hears of the sack of Aleppo, 265;
betrayed, and seized by the Mongols, 267, 269, 273.
Nassir ud din, vizir of Turkan Khatun, mother of Shah Mohammed, exercises authority in spite of Mohammed, 103.
Nassir ud din, famous astronomer, 244.
Naur, murders the grandfather of Wang Khan (Togrul), 40.
Nin kai su, Kin Emperor, 295, 300;
accepts every condition, 301;
abandons the capital, 303;
sets out to make Tsai chiu his capital, 306;
loses courage, 307;
makes one more attempt to save himself, 308;
yields the throne to Ching lin; hangs himself, 309.
Nishapur, twelve days’ journey from Merv, attacked by Tului, 124;
city occupied, 125.
Nizam ul Mulk, student at the Nishapur school of Movaffik, 206;
first statesman of his period, 207;
Nizam’s own statement;
killed by Hassan Ben Sabah, 211.
Nogai, Berkai’s commander, 283;
surprises Hulagu’s men, 284;
forced to retreat; is wounded, 294.
Nur ed din, Prince of Damascus, receives command from the Assassins, 217;
son of Zenky, 226;
rules the Syrian province, 228;
conquers Haram; receives news of the advance of Amalric, King of Jerusalem, 229;
sends Shirkuh to Egypt, 230;
wishes to abolish the Fatimid Kalifat, 231;
sees with alarm the growing influence of Saladin, 236;
his death, 237.
Nusrat i kuh, in the Talekan district, defends itself for six weeks, 121;
no living soul is spared, 122. [[422]]
Obeidallah, governs in Bussorah; kills Muslim, 200;
insists on absolute surrender of Hussein, 201;
slays Hussein and his followers, 202.
Obeidallah, son of Mohammed Alhabib, summoned to Africa by Abdallah; imprisoned; rescued by Abdallah; made the first Fatimid Kalif, 205.
Ogotai, is wounded, 55;
is given the wife of Tukta Bijhi, 64, 71;
goes with Jinghis, his father, to China, 83;
placed in command at Otrar, 105;
given command at Urgendj, 120;
sent to take Ghazni, 128;
receives his inheritance, 141, 143, 144;
Borak sends him the head of Ghiath, 158;
receives the body of Shah Mohammed, 161, 164;
Tamara of Georgia visits his court, 176;
receives Kelilat, 185;
gratified by a visit from the princes of Iran, 186, 187;
receives presents from Kutuz, 188;
commands to raise up Khorassan, 190, 191, 193;
gives command over Chinese troops to three generals of that race, 295;
master of Shen si, 296, 297;
receives a message from Tului in Honan, 298;
visits Tului, 299;
master of all places around Kin capital, 300;
asks for hostages, 301;
alliance with Sung Emperor, 307;
returns to Kara Kurum, 309;
holds a great Kurultai, 310;
recalls Subotai, 312;
death of Kutchu, his favorite son, 312;
passes his time in hunting and drinking, 314;
falls ill; his death, 315;
his widow assembles a Kurultai; the influence of Ye liu chu tsai, 314, 316.
Ogul Gaimish, Kuyuk’s widow, 319;
put to death, 323.
Okin Barka, son of Kabul, 13, 14.
Onguts, a tribe living near the Great Wall of China, 62.
Onon River, its source, 2, 4.
Order of Templars, 220.
Osman, ruler of Samarkand, makes an attack on the Gurkhan of Kara Kitai; wins a victory; kills Kwaresmians; death caused by his wife, 95.
Pa pu hwa, a eunuch, keeps Togan Timur under his evil influence, 403, 406;
Tu kien delivers his sovereign from the traitor, 407.
Peyao, daughter of Yang Timur, marries Togan Timur, 392;
murdered by Peyen, 393, 394.
Peyen, first minister of Togan Timur, discovers a plot to assassinate the Grand Khan, 393;
kills the Empress Peyao, 394;
his downfall and exile, 394.
Polo Timur, governor of Tai tung, quarrels with Chagan Timur, 403;
strives to capture Tsin ki; refuses to yield up command, 406;
reinstated in office, 407;
puts to death Tolo Timur; despair over the defection of his best general, 408;
his head sent to the heir of Togan Timur, 408.
Polovtsi, a tribe akin to the Mongols; befriend the Mongols; are betrayed and slaughtered, 133;
seized with terror, they desert their allies at the Kalka, 134, 135.
Risvan, Prince of Aleppo, a friend of the Assassins, 214;
loses Apaméa; reproached by Syrian princes; his death, 215.
Rokn ud din, son of Shah Mohammed, holds Persian Irak, 113;
slain by Mongols, 145.
Rokn ud din Kelidj Arslan, son of Kei Kosru, sovereign of Rūm, 181;
his partisans, 182;
receives the land west of the Sivas; installed as Sultan, 183;
receives news of his father’s death; visits Ogotai; asks asylum of the Kalif; his death, 195.
Rokn ud din, son of Alai ed din, Grand Prior of the Assassins, 240;
made heir; opposes his father; causes the assassination of his father, 241;
demolishes castles and gives the Mongols assurance of obedience, 242;
is given five days for surrender, 243;
visits Hulagu; marries a Mongol woman; goes to Mongolia; his death, 245.
Rusudan, Queen of Georgia, 159;
finds an asylum in Imeretia, 175;
refuses to leave Usaneth; sends her son as hostage to Batu, 179;
attacked by King David; recommends her son to Batu, Khan of the Golden Horde; takes poison and dies, 180. [[423]]
Saïn Tegin, brother of Kulku Goa, 11;
falls ill and dies; the shaman is killed, and the family involved in a blood feud, 12.
Saladin, son of Eyub, 226;
his birth, 227;
goes to Egypt; is left in command at Alexandria, 229;
plot against his life, 230;
becomes vizir of the Kalif, 231;
delivers the blow which destroys the main branch of the Western Ismailites, 231;
takes possession of the Sultan’s palace; finds a splendid library, 236;
strengthens fortifications, 237;
goes to Aleppo; strong champion of the Abbasids; occupies Emesa and Baalbek, 238;
determines to destroy the Assassins; returns to Cairo, 239.
Salah, son of Bedr ud din of Mosul; letter stolen by Ibn Yunus; goes to Syria; wife defends Mosul, 278;
goes to Egypt; returns to Mosul, 279;
surrenders to Hulagu, 280;
killed in a terrible manner, 281.
Salih, son of Nur ed din, is taken to Aleppo, 237, 238.
Samdagu, commander at Mosul, 279;
receives reinforcements from Hulagu; terms of surrender, 280;
marches on Jeziret; kills Gubeg, 281.
Sanga, a Uigur; minister of Kubilai, 372;
his dishonesty discovered; killed by Kubilai, 373.
Sankor, grandson of Salgar, establishes himself as master in Fars, 147.
Sarban, son of Jagatai, favors Tok Timur for Grand Khan, 366;
offered the throne by Tok Timur; deserted by his troops; taken captive, escapes to the Emperor, 367.
Sartak, son of Batu Khan of the Golden Horde, said to be a Christian, 184;
succeeds his father in 1255; his death, 282.
Sengun Bilghe, grandson of Kaidu, 9;
given rule by Kabul, 10;
father of Ambagai, 12.
Sengun, son of Wang Khan, defeated by Seirak, 42;
saved by Boörchu; secluded from earliest inheritance by Temudjin, 43;
his son, Kush Buga; his fear and hatred of Temudjin, 50;
goes for counsel, 51;
plots to kill Temudjin, 52;
defeated and wounded in battle, 54;
his answer to message from Temudjin, 58, 60;
his death, 61.
Seyid Edjell, an adherent of Islam, chief minister of Kubilai, celebrated for probity; his death, 370.
Shawer, vizir under the Egyptian Kalif; his struggle with Dargham, 228;
alliance with Amalric, 229;
feels his danger, 230;
killed, 231.
Shems ud din Iletmish, once a slave; seizes a part of India; refuses shelter to Jelal ud din, Sultan of Kwaresm, 146.
Shems ud din Mohammed, son of Abu Bekr; reigns in Herat, 194.
Sherif ul Mulk, Jelal ud din’s vizir, a traitor; offers homage to Kei Kubad and Ashraf, 165;
tortures Kwaresmian officers; his treason discovered by Jelal, 166;
killed by order of the Sultan, 167.
Shireki, son of Mangu, accepts Tok Timur’s offer of the throne; defeated, 366;
his exile and death, 367.
Shihab ud din, fourth sovereign of the Gur dynasty, 96.
Shirkuk, uncle of Saladin, made governor of Emesa, 228;
goes to Egypt; fortifies Belbeis; alarmed by strength of combined armies, 229;
withdraws from Egypt; appears before Cairo a second time, 230;
becomes vizir; his death, 231.
Sidje Bighi, chief of the Barins, withdraws from Temudjin, 35.
Sinan, Grand Prior of the Assassins in Syria, assists Gumushtegin in a plot to kill Saladin, 238, 239.
Sindjar, Sultan of the Seljuks, sends troops to take Ismailian castles, 217;
receives a threatening letter from Hassan Ben Sabah, 217.
Sinkur, a descendant of Juchi Kassar, commands the right wing of Hulagu’s army, 260.
Siu chiu hwei, a rebel chief; proclaimed Emperor; calls his dynasty Tien wan, 297;
master of Wu chang, 399;
wishes to transfer his capital to Nan chang fu; beaten to death by Chin yiu liang, 402.
Siur kukteni, wife of Tului and mother of Mangu, Kubilai, Arik Buga and Hulagu, 317, 318;
her death, 322. [[424]]
Sorgan Shira, saves the life of Temudjin, 21;
places Temudjin in a cart piled high with wood, 22, 23, 46, 47;
his son, 64;
is rewarded, 71.
Subotai, called the Valiant, 32;
sent by Temudjin to seize the sons of Tukta Bijhi, 65;
rewarded for services, 69;
sent the second time, kills the two young men, 88, 114;
sacks Rayi, 116, 132, 299;
sent to subdue Kin capital, 300;
withdraws; attacks the capital a second time, 302, 303;
sends the Empresses to Mongolia, 305.
Su ta, general of Chu yuan chang, attacks Chang si ching, 408;
wins a great victory; captures Chang si ching, 409;
marches to the Kerulon River 411.
Sutu, a Mongol commander, 356;
sends his son to Shang tu, 357;
moves against King of Cochin China; returns to Canton, 362, 363;
perishes at Kien moan River, 364.
Sue sue, a man whose influence injures the Grand Khan Togan Timur, 398, 400.
Tache, Mongol leader, defeated by Liau fu tong, 399.
Tadji Baku, one of the commanders sent against Jelal ud din, 154.
Taibtengeri (see Kokochu), puts a saddle on Temugu, 73;
is killed by Temugu, 74.
Taidjuts, descendants of Ambagai, 9;
kill sons of Kabul, 15, 20;
capture Temudjin, 21, 22, 23;
attack Temudjin, 26, 30, 33, 34, 44.
Taimulon, sister of Temudjin, 17.
Talaiguta, gives his grandchildren, Mukuli and Buga, to Temudjin, 39.
Tang dynasty, its duration, 2, 79.
Tangut, made to pay tribute, 75;
fresh disorders break out, 77.
Ta san kuan, a fortress belonging to the Sung Emperor, is captured by Tului, 297.
Tatchar, son of Boroul, one of Jinghis Khan’s great heroes, 307, 308, 309.
Tatungo, a Uigur of learning, Baibuka’s seal keeper, taken by Temudjin; teaches Temudjin’s sons, 63.
Tekoan, son of Abaki, the first Kitan ruler; secures the throne for a Chinese rebel, 79;
makes war on this rebel’s successor; captures him; calls his dynasty “Liao,” 80.
Temudjin Uge, a Tartar chieftain from whom Temudjin (Jinghis Khan) received his name, 17.
Temudjin, his birth, 17;
finds a bride, 18;
his character, 20;
seized by Sorgan Shira, 22;
wife stolen by Merkits, 27;
recovers Bortai, 28;
is joined by Jelairs; vision of Horchi, 30;
is made Khan; appoints officers, 31;
announces his accession to Togrul and Jamuka, 32;
attacks Jamuka, 33;
boils his prisoners; joined by several tribes; strengthens position by marriages, 35;
quarrel at a feast, 35;
tries to win Jamuka, 36;
marches against Naimans, 41;
deserted by Wang Khan; aids Wang Khan, 42;
conversation with Wang Kang; adopted by Wang Khan, 43;
wounded in battle, 46;
is saved by Chelmai, 46;
saves daughter of Sorgan Shira; moves against Tartars, 47;
punishes uncles and cousin for disobedience; excludes Belgutai from council, 48;
marries Aisugan, 49;
asks Wang Khan’s granddaughter for Juchi, 55;
assembles forces at Kalanchin; reviews army, 55;
sends a message to Wang Khan, 56;
sends message to Jamuka, 57;
defeats Wang Khan, 59;
struggle with Baibuga, 62;
takes Kulan Khatun as wife, 63;
passes the winter near the Altai mountains, 64;
kills Jamuka; takes the title Jinghis Khan, 67.
See Jinghis Khan.
Timur, son of Chingkin, given command by Kubilai, his grandfather, 369;
given a banquet by Bayan, 370;
chosen by Kubilai as successor, 376;
Bayan declares for him, 377;
commands Seitchaur to march into Mien tien, 378, 379, 380, 381;
his death at Ta tu, 383.
Tob Timur, son of Kuluk Khan, 388, 389;
sends messengers to his brother; is informed by Kushala that the throne will be his in succession, 390;
made Emperor a second time after the murder of Kushala, 390, 391;
favors Buddhism, 391;
becomes a nonentity; his death, 392. [[425]]
Togachar, son of Jinghis Khan’s youngest brother, 122, 328, 338.
Togan, son of Kubilai, ordered to march to Cochin China, 363, 364;
is punished by the Emperor, 365.
Togan Taissi, uncle of the Kwaresm Shah, Jelal ud din, moves on Azerbaidjan; surprised by Jelal ud din, 150;
sends his wife to make peace; chosen as a ruler, 156.
Togan Timur, son of Kushala, marries Peyao, daughter of Yang Timur, 392;
made sovereign, 393;
allows Peyen to kill the Empress, 394;
removes Tob Timur’s tablet from Hall of Ancestors, 394;
causes the annals of the Liao, Kin, and Sung dynasties to be completed, 396, 398, 403;
makes Polo Timur commander-in-chief, 407;
terrified by Chinese conquests; his death, 410.
Togha Timur, brother of Batu, Khan of the Golden Horde, 223.
Togrul, Khan of the Keraits, his origin, 39;
implores aid of Yessugai, 40;
deceived by Jamuka, 41.
See Wang Khan.
Toktagha, Togan Timur’s first minister, 395;
tires of court life; is exiled; Tai ping obtains his recall, 396, 397;
leads Honan troops, 398;
is accused of dishonesty; exiled, 399.
Tok Timur, officer in Kubilai’s army, 366;
wishes to put Shireki on the throne; is defeated; seized by Shireki; his death, 367.
Tsui li, seizes Kin capital; proclaims Wa nien tsung regent; sends the keys of the city to the Mongols, 304.
Tuguchar, left by Jinghis to guard home lands, 83.
Tu kien Timur, sent against Ali hwei Timur, 403;
is defeated, 404;
enemies seek to destroy him, 406, 407.
Tukta Bijhi, chief of the Merkits, 27;
death of his son, 41;
rouses the Taidjuts against Temudjin, 44;
moves against Temudjin, 49;
pursued by Jinghis, 63;
his death, 64.
Tukus Timur, becomes Grand Khan in 1378; defeated by the Chinese; assassinated, 411.
Tula River, its source, 2.
Tului, saved by Boroul’s wife, 71;
goes to China, 83;
receives command to march on Khorassan, 122;
wastes the country and returns to Jinghis;
destroys Merv, 123;
his cruelty; moves against Nishapur, 124, 125, 131, 132;
inherits home places, 138, 141, 142, 296;
follows the plan traced out by Jinghis on his death-bed; enters Kin regions, 297, 298, 299, 300;
returns to Kara Kurum; his death, 309.
Tumbinai, ancestor of Jinghis and Tamerlane, 9, 10, 58.
Tung Kwan, a fortress on the Honan border, 296;
betrayed and surrendered, 300.
Turkan Khatun, mother of the Kwaresm ruler, Shah Mohammed, 101, 102;
leaves Kwaresm; puts to death many princes; captured and taken to Jinghis, 118;
commanded to look at her country for the last time, 136.
Tu tsong, Sung Emperor, 344;
succeeded by Chao hien, 345, 358.
Uigurs, 40;
their language, 63;
their territory, 75;
their yearly tribute, 76;
their envoys received with honor, 77, 89;
cease to pay tribute to Kara Kitai, 90;
the Idikut meets Jinghis, 104, 325, 366, 412.
Ulakchi, son and successor of Sartak the son of Batu of the Golden Horde, 282.
Uns Khatun, last of the Salgarid dynasty, placed on the Fars throne, 291;
marries Mangu Timur, son of Hulagu, 292.
Uriang Kadai, son of Subotai, 325;
left to master southern regions, 326, 327, 328, 332, 333.
Urut, clan, descended from Urudai, a son of Nachin, 9, 33, 69.
Utchugen, a title given Jinghis Khan’s youngest brother, Temugu, father of Togachar, 328, 367, 368.
Utubu, becomes Emperor of China, 85.
Vanguru, made master of nourishment, 70.
Vassaf, a historian, 380.
Wang Khan (Togrul up to page 38), receives his title, 38, 39;
his grandfather, 40;
wins a victory and [[426]]keeps all the booty, 41;
deserts Temudjin; is forced to beg for assistance, 42;
becomes “father” to Temudjin, 43;
marches with Temudjin to the Gobi desert, 44;
supports Temudjin, 49;
joins a conspiracy to kill Temudjin, 53;
withdraws from the battle-field, 55;
receives Juchi Kassar’s messengers, 59;
surrenders; escapes; is killed at Didik, 60;
skull made into a drinking-cup, 61.
Wang se chin, murderer of Chagan Timur; his heart torn out by Kuku Timur, Chagan’s adopted son, 404.
Wanien Khada, Kin commander, 297;
forces his way to Yiu chiu; is captured and brought before Sobotai, 299.
Wen tien siang, made first minister, 35;
detained by Bayan; sent to Kubilai; escapes, 351;
recaptures Canton, 358;
begs for death; is freed, 358.
Yang sai yu pwa, Mongol commander, assembles troops in Su chuan, 378.
Yang Tekus, made heir by Togan Timur, 392, 393;
exiled to Corea, 394, 395.
Yang Timur, son of Choahugur, 388;
marches toward Liao tung, 389;
tries to assist Yang Tekus, 392, 393;
his family extinguished, 394.
Yao shu, adviser of Kubilai, 327.
Yassaur, Mongol commander; attacks Malattia, 180;
moves against Alamut, 241;
leaves Ismailian territory, 242.
Ye liu chu tsai, adviser of Jinghis and Ogotai, 142;
prevails on Ogotai to fix rank of officers, 143;
saves many people, 305;
chides Ogotai for drinking, 314;
dies of grief, 316;
renowned as a faithful adviser, 377.
Yeliu Tashi, founder of Kara Kitai; takes the title of Gurkhan of Kara Kitai, 89;
his death, 90.
Yessen Timur, proclaims Asukeba and advances on the capital, 389;
defeated; captured and slain, 390.
Yessugai, son of Bartan, 10, 13;
escapes from the Taidjuts, 15;
kidnaps Hoelun, 16, 17;
poisoned by Tartars, 18, 20, 40.
Yezid, son of Muavia; heir of the Kalif, 198, 199;
summons Obeidallah to Kufa, 200;
denies connection with plot to kill Hussein, 202.
Yissu Timur, grandson of Boörchu; given command by Kubilai, 368, 369.
Yissudar, Mongol commander at Hamadan, 241;
assassinates Tukus Timur, 411.
Yissun Timur, son of Kamala, proclaims himself Emperor at the Kerulon River, 387;
enters Ta tu 1323; appoints his son Asukeba heir; dies at Shang tu, 388.
Yissuts, a Mongol tribe which fought against Temudjin, 92.
Ylechebe, second son of Kushala, made Emperor when seven years of age, dies soon after, 392.
Yshmut, son of Hulagu, sent to take Mayafarkin, 260, 273;
attacks Mardin, 274;
meets Berkai’s army, 294.
Yuelu Timur, 389;
master of Shang tu, 390, 391;
his death, 391.
Yung lo, the third Emperor of the Ming dynasty, advances to the Kerulon River, 411.
Yurungtash, son of Mangu, leader of Kubilai’s forces in the Altai Mountain country, 337.
Y wang, half-brother of the Sung Emperor; his title changed from Ki wang to Y wang, 350;
made chief governor of the Empire, 354;
made Emperor when nine years of age, 355, 356;
has no port to anchor in; his death, 357.
Yzz ud din, son of Kei Kosru, Sultan of Rūm, 181;
joins in the sovereignty his brother, Alai ud din, 182;
offers submission to Hulagu, 183;
favored by Berkai, 286.
Zahir, son and successor of Kalif Nassir; his death, when nine months in office, 160.
Zein ud din, vizir of Kalif Nassir, sent to Hulagu, 259;
insulted by Beibars, 262;
closes the gates of Damascus, 265;
yields power to Mongols, 266.
Zenky, son of Ak Sunkur and father of Nur ed din, 226;
receives high office, 227;
his death, 228.