ᠬᠤᠲᠤᠯ ᠬᠠᠭᠠᠨ Ögedei Hotula Khan | |||||
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Khan of Khamag Mongol Confederacy | |||||
3rd Khan of Khamag Mongol | |||||
Reign | 1156 – 1161 CE. | ||||
Predecessor | Ambaghai | ||||
Successor | Yesugei | ||||
Born |
c. 1111 Mongolian Plateau | ||||
Died |
c. 1161 (aged 49–50) Mongolian Plateau | ||||
Issue | Atlan Jochi | ||||
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House | Borjigin | ||||
Father | Khabul Khan | ||||
Religion | Tengrism |
Hotula Khan or Qutula Khan (
Traditional Mongolian:ᠬᠤᠲᠤᠯ
ᠬᠠᠭᠠᠨ;
Chinese: 忽都剌罕;) (
c. 1111 – 1161) was a
Khan of
Khamag Mongol and the son of
Khabul Khan, and thus great-uncle of the
Genghis Khan, and the nephew of
Khaduli Barlas who was the ancestor of
Barlas
Mongol clan, where
Central Asian conqueror
Timur originated and foundation of
Timurid Empire.
Most of his life is described in The Secret History of the Mongols and Jami' al-tawarikh. He was fifth son of his father. [1] He was described as brave and courageous ruler. He pursued alliance with Keraits, namely Toghrul against Tatars and Jin Dynasty. He pillaged Tatars in retaliation of Ambaghai and his own brother, Ökin Barkak's kidnapping and execution, along with his nephews Qadaan Taishi and Yesugei. Despite the fact that the Mongols thirteen times clashed with the Tatar leaders Qoton Baraq and Jali Buqa, they did not manage to achieve a decisive advantage. He was ambushed after returning from his raid by Dörben tribe and was assumed dead by Yesugei and his kinsmen. He later died fighting the Tatars, who were aided by Jin Dynasty in 1161. [2]
No Mongol emerged as khan after him until Genghis Khan. His nephew Yesugei only supervised the Khamag Mongols until his death in 1171. He had two sons - Jochi and Altan. According to The Secret History of the Mongols, Altan denied requests for succeeding his father and submitted to Genghis Khan. [3]