The Nāṣirī Generations 271.5
Tabakat-i-Nasiri 271.5
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271.5.1
The contingent of his third son, Uktae, formed four Hazarahs of the same number as those of his other two brothers, consisting of the Hazarahs of Jala-ir Yamjalin or Bamjalin a branch of the Suldus, Mangut, and Suniat. After Uktae came to the throne, the whole of his personal troops consisted of men of these four tribes. The share of Kulakan, another son of the Chingiz Khan, and to whom he was greatly attached, numbered 4000, in four Hazarahs, consisting of men of the Birlas, and other tribes. These four Mings or Contingents in all numbered 16,000 horse. The Chingiz Khan conferred a contingent to the number of 5000 upon his younger brother, U-Tigin, or Aw-Tigin, as it is also spelt, consisting of Urad Kalangi-uts, Baisuts, Juri-ats, also called Jajar-ats, and small numbers of many of the other tribes not included in the previously mentioned Hazarahs. The contingent of the sons of Juji Ksar, another brother of the Chingiz Khan, consisted of 1000 men drawn from several tribes; and that of Ilchidae, or Ilchikdae, son of Kajuun, a third brother of the Chingiz Khan, who died in his youth, numbered 3000 horse, consisting of Naemans, Uri-anghut, and some other scattered tribes. The contingent of his mother, Ulun Ankah, numbered 3000 Kurlas and Olcunuts.
271.5.2
At the time of his decease the Chingiz Khan assigned the whole of his Sasah, or personal troops, and all the Hazarahs of the Centre, Right, and Left, consisting of 101,000 men, and sixty yurats, to his youngest son, Tului or Tuli, who always continued with him, and who, in his lifetime, commanded them, under himself, hence no separate contingent appertained to him; and, after Tuli's decease, they fell to the share of his sons, Mangu, Kubilae, and others. It must be understood that these were contingents always kept up by the Princes, Nu-yans, Juzbis, and Bahadurs, to whom they were assigned, and not as being the entire amount, by any means, of the Chingiz Khan’s forces. They were capable of being expanded at any time. That such was usual, we have sufficient proof in the number of troops which Hulaku led into I-ran-Zamin, drawn from a portion of these contingents, some of which subsequently increased very much; and we are told that one of Chaghatae’s Hazarahs, in a short period of time, had increased to the number of 100,000.
271.5.3
I have been particular in mentioning these Hazarahs because, to judge from one of the questions propounded at the Oriental Congress of 1876, great doubt appears to have arisen in the minds of some persons on the subject, and some have even asserted that the real Mughal element in the Chingiz Khan's armies was very small, and that Mughal is “nothing more than a dynastic name adopted by Ghengis to denote the empire which he founded,” but, from what I have here given, those who know Turks from Tattars, and Altun Khan of Tamghaj. It is advisable that we should make peace with him, and enter into alliance with him, and that, in concert, we should proceed into the country of Khita, and overthrow the Altun Khan.” His opinion and that of his Maliks agreeing, this was determined upon, and peace was made by the Tingri Khan with the Chingiz Khan, and a firm treaty was entered into between them. When the Tingri Khan’s heart became tranquil on this union, he came to the Chingiz Khan, and united with him; and the forces of the Tingri Khan combined with the Mughal army, and they turned their faces towards the countries of Chin and Khita. There was a river the name of which is Kara-Mur [Mur-an?], and they crossed it with the intention of devastating the country of Khita. A number of Nu-ins and [other] Mughals represented to the Chingiz Khan, saying: “Our army is moving towards Khita: if we should sustain a defeat, the troops of the Tingri Khan are likewise our enemies.
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His territory will be in our rear, and not one of us will reach our own country in safety. It is advisable, since the Tingri Khan is among us, that we should slay him, and set our minds at ease respecting him, so that there will not be an enemy behind us, and, with our hearts at rest, we can turn our faces towards the Khita country.” The Chingiz Khan resolved to act upon this counsel, and he seized the Tingri Khan, and gave orders to kill him. On the Tingri Khan becoming certain that they would slay him, he said : “ Convey a single message from me to the Chingiz Khan, and that message is this : ‘ I have not shown any perfidy towards thee. I came to thee under treaty. Thou art acting perfidiously towards me, and art going to act contrary to the covenant entered into with me. Now give ear. When thou slayest me, if from me issues blood white in colour like unto milk, know that three days after me thou diest.’ ” When they conveyed this message to the Chingiz Khan, he laughed, and said : “ This man has become mad : blood like milk never issues from the wound of a slain person, nor has any one ever seen white blood. It behoveth the more speedily to put him to death.”
271.5.5
When the executioner struck the Tingri Khan with his sword, white blood like unto milk issued from the wound ; and he perished. When the tidings of this astonishing circumstance reached the Chingiz Khan, the accursed, he quickly arose, and came to the spot ; and, when he saw that the occurrence was actually so, it struck his heart, and his strength forsook him ; and, on the third day, his heart broke, and he went to hell. He had made his last request, saying : It is incumbent that ye slay the whole of the Tingri Khan's people, both male and female, small and great, young and old, and not leave a single person alive ” When the Chingiz Khan was departing to hell he had devised the sovereignty to his son Uktae ; and Uktae turned back, and massacred all the people of the city and territory of the Tingri Khan.