Behter
Behter or Bekter (Template:Lang-mn; ? - 1180) was the son of Yesugei, chief of the Kiyad clan, and a junior wife named Suchigu in some sources and Ko'agjin in others. He was also half-brother of Genghis Khan, then known as Temujin. On the death of Yesugei, Temujin, his mother Hoelun, his siblings and two half-brothers (including Behter) were abandoned by their tribe and left to fend for themselves. Living off the land, they managed to survive. However, the older half-brothers deprived 14-year-old Temujin and his brother Qasar of their spoils. Temujin and Qasar stalked and killed Behter, for which they were scolded by their mother Hoelunt.[1] Behter is an Orkhon Turkic word meaning "armor".
Ancestry
| Yesugei Baghatur | Hoelun | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Belgutei | Behter | Jöchi Khasar | Khajiun | Temüge | Temüjin (Genghis Khan) | Börte | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jochi | Chagatai | Ögedei | Tolui | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
- ^ The Secret History of the Mongols 75-76, p.22-23. Translated by Francis Woodman Cleaves, 1982.
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