Father of Temüjin

Yesügei

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Yesügei Baghatur (died 1171) (Yesükhei), literally meaning Yesügei Warrior in the Mongolian language was chief of the Kiyad clan and the father of Temüjin (Genghis Khan), Khasar, Temüge, Temulun, Khajiun, Bekhter, and Belgutei. Yesügei was the son of Bartan-Baghatur, who was the son of Qabul Khan, who was recognized as a Khagan by the Jin Dynasty. Qabul Khagan was, in turn, the grandson of the Mongol chief Qaidu, the first to try to unite all of the Mongols.
Yesügei's children by his chief wife, Hoelun, consisted of four sons and one daughter: Temüjin, (son, later known as Genghis Khan), Khasar (son), Khajiun (son), Temüge (son), and Temulin (daughter). He also had two sons by his lesser wife Suchijile: Bekhter and Belgutei. Temüjin killed Bekhter in a fight for food, but Belgutei was a good friend of him, and became a general when Temujin became Genghis Khan.
When Temüjin was nine years old, Yesügei died. It is unclear how he died, but most people believe he was poisoned by Tatars while sharing a meal on the way home from finding his son Temüjin a wife.
Yesügei's wife was Hoelun (Oelun, Ho’elun, Oyelun), a daughter of the Olkhunut forest tribe. Hoelun had been abducted by Yesügei and his brothers from her newlywed husband of the Merkit tribe as she and her husband were traveling back to the Merkit camp. Yesügei then made Hoelun his chief wife, an honor since only one of his wives could bear his heirs.
Yesügei had also a bloodbrother, or anda, Thoghrul (later Wang Khan). Toghrul helped Temüjin conquer the tribes, because Temüjin had the same blood as Yesügei, thus the same blood as Toghrul.

[edit] Family

See also: Family tree of Genghis Khan

Hoelun

Yesugei Baghatur

Börte

Temüjin (Genghis Khan)

Jöchi Khasar

Khajiun

Temüge

Belgutei

Bekhter

Jochi

Chagatai

Ögedai

Tolui

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