Buyruq khan () — was the younger son of Inanch Bilge and a brother of Tayang khan.

Reign

After his father's death, he split off with a faction of Naimans to rule just south of the Altai Mountains, near the source of the

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, while his brother Tayang Khan remained in the heart of the Naiman homeland between the Black Irtysh and Bukhtarma rivers. He was present in kurultai where Jamukha was elected

Gurkhan Gurkhan () was a Mongol title meaning "Universal Ruler" and roughly equivalent to the older term ''khagan''. It was held by the rulers of the Western Liao dynasty in the 13th century. The title was first adopted by Yelü Dashi (Emperor Dezong of W ...

in 1201. According to a story, he, along with the Oirat chief Quduqa Bäki, used a ''jada'' or " thunder stone" to unleash a powerful storm on Genghis' army. But the magical ploy backfired when an unexpected wind blew the storm back at Quduqa. Buyruq, troubled by this storm, left the alliance and retreated to the south side of the Altai Mountains. He was soon attacked by

Keraites The Keraites (also ''Kerait, Kereit, Khereid''; ; ) were one of the five dominant Mongol or Turkic tribal confederations ( khanates) in the Altai-Sayan region during the 12th century. They had converted to the Church of the East ( Nestorianism ...

led by

Toghrul Toghrul ( mn, Тоорил хан ''Tooril han''; ), also known as Wang Khan or Ong Khan ( ''Wan han''; ; died 1203) was a khan of the Keraites. He was the blood brother ( anda) of the Mongol chief Yesugei and served as an important early patron ...

in 1202, in alliance with Genghis on shores of Soqoq-Usun river (in modern

Ulaangom Ulaangom (; mn, Улаангом, ; xal, Уланһом, ) is the capital of Uvs Province in Mongolia. It is located on the slopes of the Kharkhiraa mountain, southwest from the lake Uvs Nuur shore and south from the Russian border. Descri ...

). Caught unprepared, Buyruq fled and crossed Altai, arriving at

. Buyruq's general Kökse Sabraq attacked Toghrul who moved away from Genghis, defeated Toghrul's son Senggüm, capturing his son and wife in process. Following Buyruq's defeat in 1202, he joined forces with

Kerait The Keraites (also ''Kerait, Kereit, Khereid''; ; ) were one of the five dominant Mongol or Turkic tribal confederations ( khanates) in the Altai-Sayan region during the 12th century. They had converted to the Church of the East ( Nestorianism ...

prince Jaqa Gambu, Jamukha, Toktoqa (chief of Merkids), and Quduqa (chief of Oirats) as well as

Kuchlug Kuchlug (also spelled ''Küchlüg'', ''Küçlüg'', ''Güčülüg'', ''Quqluq'') ( mn, Хүчлүг; ; d. 1218) was a member of the Naiman tribe who became the last ruler of the Western Liao dynasty (Qara Khitai). The Naimans were defeated by Gen ...

.{{Cite book, url=https://archive.org/details/empireofsteppesh00prof/page/215, title=The Empire of the Steppes: A History of Central Asia, last=Grousset, first=René, date=1970, publisher=Rutgers University Press, isbn=9780813513041, location=, page
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language=en However he was ambushed by Genghis' forces while hunting in 1206. His nephew

then took over the Naiman leadership.

References

1206 deaths 13th-century Turkic people 13th-century Mongol rulers Nestorians