Ambaghai or Hambaqai Khan (; ) ( ? – died 1156) was a

khan Khan may refer to: *Khan (inn), from Persian, a caravanserai or resting-place for a travelling caravan *Khan (surname), including a list of people with the name *Khan (title), a royal title for a ruler in Mongol and Turkic languages and used by ...

of the Khamag Mongol, one of the great grandsons of Khaidu Khan and the cousin and predecessor of Hotula Khan, he was the Leader of

Taichud The Tayichiud (Mongolian Cyrillic: Тайчууд, Taichuud) was one of the three core tribes of the Khamag Mongol confederation on the Mongolian Plateau during the 12th century, founded by Ambaghai Khan in 1148 CE, and finally ended with Sultan H ...

Clan one of sub-branch of

Borjigid A Borjigin, ; ; russian: Борджигин, Bordžigin; English plural: Borjigins or Borjigid (from Middle Mongolian);''Histoire des campagnes de Gengis Khan'', p. 119. Manchu plural: is a member of the Mongol sub-clan, which started with Bo ...

, and also son and successor of Charaqai Lingqum.

Life

Ambaghai was born to Sorqaduqtu China, a son of Charaqai Lingqum who in turn was son of Khaidu Khan. His father is mentioned as Senggüm Bilge in '' The Secret History of the Mongols.'' A member of the cadet branch of Borjigin clan, he was ruler of the Taichuud tribe and later khan of Khamag Mongol. According to Rashidaddin, he succeeded Khabul Khan, because he was seniormost in Borjigid line. Toward the end of his rule, he was captured alongside Khabul Khan's son Tödö'en Otchigin by the

Tatars The Tatars ()Tatar
in the Collins English Dictionary is an umbrella term for different Turki ...

when he was on a trip to marry his son Qadaan Taishi to a daughter of the chief of the Airu'ut Tatars. In fact, this was done under the commands of the

Jurchen Jurchen may refer to: * Jurchen people, Tungusic people who inhabited the region of Manchuria until the 17th century ** Haixi Jurchens, a grouping of the Jurchens as identified by the Chinese of the Ming Dynasty ** Jianzhou Jurchens, a grouping of ...

Jin dynasty in response to the Mongols' growing power. He was brought to the Jin capital

Zhongdu Zhongdu (, lit. "Central Capital") was the capital of the Jurchen-led Jin dynasty in medieval China. It was located in the southwestern part of Beijing's Xicheng District. It had a population of nearly one million by the late 12th century, and ...

, crucified, and then hacked to death. Sources do not give exact date on Ambaghai's reign or death date. According to Chih-Shu Eva Cheng's calculation, he died at same time as Marcus, khan of the Naimans and father of Cyriacus. While Christoph Baumer states he reigned through 1146–1156. He was followed by Hotula Khan, his distant cousin. His son Qadaan Taishi followed him as de facto chief of Taichuud and joined Hotula Khan on his campaigns against Tatars. But he was poisoned in 1160s, possibly by his brothers and cousins over succession. Qadaan seems to be succeeded by Targutai Kiriltuk - a rival of

Genghis Khan Genghis Khan (born Temüjin; ; xng, Temüjin, script=Latn; ., name=Temujin – August 25, 1227) was the founder and first Great Khan (Emperor) of the Mongol Empire, which became the List of largest empires, largest contiguous empire in history a ...

later. In 1211

instigated the Mongol–Jin War, ending in the fall of the Jin dynasty, in sworn revenge for Ambaghai's kidnapping and execution.

Family

He left several sons with his two wives - Orbei and Sokhatai: # Adal Khan ## Targutai Kiriltuk (d. 1201) — chief of Taichuuds and a rival of

. # Au'chu Baghatur # Qadaan Taishi # Quril Baghatur # Töda'a — one of the sub-chiefs of Taichuuds during reign of Genghis Khan. # Qodun Orchang # Bakhachi # Udor Bayan

In Media

* He was portrayed by Wuri Jitu in ''Genghis Khan'' (2004 TV series)

Life

Family

In Media

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