Inanch Bilge khan

Inanch Bilge khan
亦難赤必樂格汗
Inanch Bilge khan; 亦難赤必樂格汗
Khan of Naimans
Reign	c. 1143–1198
Predecessor	Naershi Tayang (纳儿黑失太阳)
Successor	Taibuqa (near Lake Zaysan); Buyruq khan (in Altai)
Died	1198 or 1202
Spouse	Gürbesu (古兒別速)
Issue	Taibuqa ; Buyruq khan
Clan	Güčügüt
Religion	Nestorianism

Inanch khan (Chinese: 亦難赤汗; pinyin: Yìnánchì Hàn)[1] or Inanch Bilge[2] Bogü khan (Chinese: 亦難赤必樂格卜古汗; pinyin: Yìnánchì Bìlègé Bogǔ Hàn)[3] or Inat khan[4] was a khan of Naimans. According to Gumilev, his Christian name was John.[5]

Naimans and neighbours during reign of Inanch khan (in middle)

Reign

He was from the Güčügüt clan of Naimans which followed the Betegin clan.[6] He conquered Yenisei Kyrgyz with his elder brother Naershi Tayang (納兒黑失太陽) and succeeded him later sometime.[4] After Yelü Dashi's death 1143, he became independent.[5] He supported Kerait ruler Toghril's brother Erke Qara against him in 1174.[7]

After his death Naiman khanate were divided into two factions ruled by his sons.

Family

He was married to Gürbesu (古兒別速) and several other wives with whom he had at least two sons:

Taibuqa, also known as Tayang khan
Buyruq khan

Gürbesu later married to his step-son Taibuqa in a levirate marriage.[8]

Character

He was reported be a man of honor among Naimans according to The Secret History of the Mongols.[2]

References

The Secret History of the Mongols, §151
The Secret History of the Mongols, §191
Zeki Velidi Togan, Çengiz Han (1155-1227), Istanbul 1969, pp.30-36 (in Turkish)
طبيب, رشيد الدين (1952). Jami al Tawarikh (in Russian). Moscow: The Academy of Sciences of the USSR. pp. 135–136. OCLC 81863000.
Nikolaevič, Gumilëv, Lev (2003). Poiski vymyšlennogo carstva : legenda o "gosudarstve presvitera Ioanna". Moskva: Ajris Press. ISBN 978-5811200214. OCLC 837888637.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
Franke, Herbert; Pelliot, Paul; Hambis, Louis (1952-07-31). "Histoire des Campagnes de Gengis Khan (Cheng-wou Ts'in-tcheng Lou). Tome I". Oriens. 5 (1): 132. doi:10.2307/1579356. ISSN 0078-6527. JSTOR 1579356.
Togan, İsenbike (1998-01-01). Flexibility and Limitation in Steppe Formations: The Kerait Khanate and Chinggis Khan. BRILL. p. 73. ISBN 978-9004108028.
F., Broadbridge, Anne (2018-07-18). Women and the making of the Mongol Empire. Cambridge. p. 90. ISBN 9781108424899. OCLC 1022078179.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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[1] The Secret History of the Mongols, §151

[:0-2] The Secret History of the Mongols, §191

[3] Zeki Velidi Togan, Çengiz Han (1155-1227), Istanbul 1969, pp.30-36 (in Turkish)

[:1-4] طبيب, رشيد الدين (1952). Jami al Tawarikh (in Russian). Moscow: The Academy of Sciences of the USSR. pp. 135–136. OCLC 81863000.

[:2-5] Nikolaevič, Gumilëv, Lev (2003). Poiski vymyšlennogo carstva : legenda o "gosudarstve presvitera Ioanna". Moskva: Ajris Press. ISBN 978-5811200214. OCLC 837888637.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[6] Franke, Herbert; Pelliot, Paul; Hambis, Louis (1952-07-31). "Histoire des Campagnes de Gengis Khan (Cheng-wou Ts'in-tcheng Lou). Tome I". Oriens. 5 (1): 132. doi:10.2307/1579356. ISSN 0078-6527. JSTOR 1579356.

[7] Togan, İsenbike (1998-01-01). Flexibility and Limitation in Steppe Formations: The Kerait Khanate and Chinggis Khan. BRILL. p. 73. ISBN 978-9004108028.

[8] F., Broadbridge, Anne (2018-07-18). Women and the making of the Mongol Empire. Cambridge. p. 90. ISBN 9781108424899. OCLC 1022078179.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)