Khalakhaljid Sands was one of many battles which

Genghis Khan ''Chinggis Khaan'' ͡ʃʰiŋɡɪs xaːŋbr /> Mongol script: ''Chinggis Qa(gh)an/ Chinggis Khagan'' , birth_name = Temüjin , successor = Tolui (as regent) Ögedei Khan , spouse = , issue = , house = Borjigin ...

fought to try to unify the tribes of

Mongolia Mongolia; Mongolian script: , , ; lit. "Mongol Nation" or "State of Mongolia" () is a landlocked country in East Asia, bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south. It covers an area of , with a population of just 3.3 millio ...

under one banner. The battle was against Jamukha and his father's '' anda'' Toghrul Khan who had plotted against

Temujin ''Chinggis Khaan'' ͡ʃʰiŋɡɪs xaːŋbr />Mongol script: ''Chinggis Qa(gh)an/ Chinggis Khagan'' , birth_name = Temüjin , successor = Tolui (as regent)Ögedei Khan , spouse = , issue = , house = Borjigin , ...

. Genghis won the battle, but at a high cost. His seventeen year old son Ögedei was missing and wounded on the battlefield. ''

The Secret History of the Mongols ''The Secret History of the Mongols'' (Middle Mongol: ''Mongɣol‑un niɣuca tobciyan''; Traditional Mongolian: , Khalkha Mongolian: , ; ) is the oldest surviving literary work in the Mongolian language. It was written for the Mongol royal fa ...

'' states that Genghis's adopted brother and companion Borokhula rescued Ögedei after the battle. Toghrul's son Senggüm was jealous because of Temujin was more respected than him by Toghrul. So he demanded Toghrul to bring men. Jamukha plotted with three of Temujin's uncles and Senggüm to take down Temujin's mission to reunite the old nomadic empire.

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