Battle of Khalakhaljid Sands

Battle of Khalkhaljid Sands
	Part of Uniting the Mongol confederations
Date	1203
Location	Khalakhaljid Sands, Mount Mauo Mongolia
Result	Borjigin retreated
Belligerents
Borjigin dynasty, Manghud	Jadaran tribe of Khamag Mongol confederation Keraites
Commanders and leaders
Temujin; Ögedei (son); Borokhula (general)	Jamukha (Temujin's anda) Toghrul Khan
Strength
2500	3000
Casualties and losses
Ögedei wounded and missing	Prince Senggüm wounded cheek

Khalakhaljid Sands was one of many battles which Genghis Khan fought to try to unify the tribes of Mongolia under one banner. The battle was against Jamukha and his father's anda Toghrul Khan who had plotted against Temujin. Genghis won the battle, but at a high cost.^[1] His seventeen year old son Ögedei was missing and wounded on the battlefield.^[2] The Secret History of the Mongols states that Genghis's adopted brother and companion Borokhula rescued Ögedei after the battle. Toghrul's son Senggüm was jealous because of Temujin was more respected than him by Toghrul. So he demanded Toghrul to bring men. Jamukha plotted with three of Temujin's uncles and Senggüm to take down Temujin's mission to reunite the old nomadic empire.

References[]

^ Twitchett, D.C.; Franke, H.; Fairbank, J.K. (1978). The Cambridge History of China: Volume 6, Alien Regimes and Border States, 907-1368. Alien Regimes and Border States, 907-1368. Cambridge University Press. p. 341. ISBN 978-0-521-24331-5. Retrieved 2021-05-04.
^ Powers, J.; Templeman, D. (2012). Historical Dictionary of Tibet. Asian/Oceanian historical dictionaries. Scarecrow Press. p. 493. ISBN 978-0-8108-6805-2. Retrieved 2021-05-04.

[Twitchett_Franke_Fairbank_1978_p._341-1] Twitchett, D.C.; Franke, H.; Fairbank, J.K. (1978). The Cambridge History of China: Volume 6, Alien Regimes and Border States, 907-1368. Alien Regimes and Border States, 907-1368. Cambridge University Press. p. 341. ISBN 978-0-521-24331-5. Retrieved 2021-05-04.

[Powers_Templeman_2012_p._493-2] Powers, J.; Templeman, D. (2012). Historical Dictionary of Tibet. Asian/Oceanian historical dictionaries. Scarecrow Press. p. 493. ISBN 978-0-8108-6805-2. Retrieved 2021-05-04.

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