According to legend, this person descended from Godonchar the Fool and was born with a clot of blood in his hand.
According to legend, this person descended from Godonchar the Fool and was born with a clot of blood in his hand. The trader Hasan and other companions of this leader swore an oath to him by drinking from the lake Baljuna. Men like Juvaini and Rashid al-Din are responsible for primary texts on the life of this person. He joined a boyhood friend to rescue his wife, Borte, from the Three Mergids, but a power struggle led this man to kill his friend Jamuka. This subject of the early parts of the non-Byzantine Secret History died while fighting the Tangut peoples. Traditionally, his son Tolui was to succeed him, but this ruler chose Ogedei instead upon his death in 1227. For 10 points, name this Mongol conqueror.
According to legend, this person descended from Godonchar the Fool and was born with a clot of blood in his hand.
Genghis Khan [or Temujin; or Chinggis Khan]