Ambaghai
Ambaghai or Hambaqai[1] Khan (Mongolian: ᠠᠮᠪᠠᠭᠠᠢ; ? – died 1156) was a Khan of the Khamag Mongol, succeeded to his cousin Khabul Khan, he was one of the great-grandsons of Khaidu Khan and the cousin and predecessor of Hotula Khan, he was the Leader of Taichud Clan one of sub-branch of Borjigid, and also Grandson of and successor of Charaqai Lingqum.
| Ambaghai | |||||
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| Khan of Khamag Mongol | |||||
| 2nd Khan of Khamag Mongol | |||||
| Reign | 1148 – 1156 AD | ||||
| Predecessor | Khabul Khan | ||||
| Successor | Hotula Khan | ||||
| Chief of the Taichuud | |||||
| Reign | 1148 – 1156 CE | ||||
| Predecessor | Charaqai Lingqum | ||||
| Successor | Qadaan Taishi | ||||
| Born | ? Mongolia | ||||
| Died | c. 1156 Huining Prefecture, Jin dynasty | ||||
| Wife | Orbei Sokhatai | ||||
| Issue | Adal Khan and eight others | ||||
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| Founding House Parents House | Taichiud Borjigin | ||||
| Religion | Tengrism | ||||
| Occupation | Ruler | ||||
Life
Ambaghai was born to Sorqaduqtu China, a son of Charaqai Lingqum[2] 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.[2] Toward the end of his rule, he was captured alongside Khabul Khan's son Tödö'en Otchigin by the Tatars 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 Jin dynasty in response to the Mongols' growing power. He was brought to the Jin capital Zhongdu, crucified, and then hacked to death.[3] Sources do not give exact date on Ambaghai's reign or death date. According to Chih-Shu Eva Cheng's calculation, he died c. 1156 at same time as Marcus, khan of the Naimans and father of Cyriacus.[1] While Christoph Baumer states he reigned through 1146–1156.[4] 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.[1] Qadaan seems to be succeeded by Targutai Kiriltuk - a rival of Genghis Khan later.
In 1211 Genghis Khan 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:[5]
- Adal Khan
- Targutai Kiriltuk (d. 1201) — chief of Taichuuds and a rival of Genghis Khan.
- Au'chu Baghatur
- Qadaan Taishi
- Quril Baghatur
- Töda'a — one of the sub-chiefs of Taichuuds during reign of Genghis Khan.[2]
- Qodun Orchang
- Bakhachi
- Udor Bayan
In Media
- He was portrayed by Wuri Jitu in Genghis Khan (2004 TV series).
References
- Cheng, Chih-Shu E. (1996). Studies in the career of Chinggis Qan (phd thesis). SOAS University of London.
- Rashīd al-Dīn Ṭabīb; Thackston, W. M (1998). Rashiduddin Fazlullah's Jamiʻuʼt-tawarikh = Compendium of chronicles. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University, Dept. of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations. pp. 121–123. OCLC 41120851.
- Kubilay Atik, DYNASTIC RELATIONS IN EAST ASIA DURING THE 10TH-14TH CENTURIES, p. 177
- Baumer, Christoph (2016-05-30). The History of Central Asia: The Age of Islam and the Mongols. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1-83860-939-9.
- Waley, Arthur (2013-05-13). The Secret History of the Mongols: And Other Pieces. Routledge. p. 225. ISBN 978-1-136-74824-0.