Information AboutMerkit |
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| eurasian nomads | |
| mongol peoples | |
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THE PEOPLE Their ethnicity is somewhat obscure; the balance of the evidence suggests that they were Mongolic-speaking (related to Mongols , Naimans , Kerait s, and Khitan ), but it has also been postulated that they are more closely related to Paleo-Asians such as the Chukchi, or to Tungusic (like Manchu and Evenk). Other Pre-Genghis Mongolia n tribes include:
HISTORY The Mongol world conqueror , was the wife of Chiledu, abducted from him by Temujin's father Yesugei . The abduction, described in detail in '' The Secret History Of The Mongols '', sparking a long-running feud. Later, Temujin's wife Börte was kidnapped by Merkit raiders and given to one of their warriors. Temujin, supported by his blood brother Jamuka and his foster-father Toghril , the Khan of the Keraits, attacked the Merkit and rescued Borte. Shortly thereafter she gave birth to a son; Temujin accepted paternity of the boy but named him Jochi ("the Guest") and there was always tension between the two. before Genghis Khan's conquests]] During Temujin's conquest of Mongolia the Merkit were subdued; they subsequently disappear as a separate ethnic group. Those who survived the initial conquest were probably dispersed among other Mongol tribes. SOURCES Merkits on Regnal Chronologies |