Jochi
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Jochi Khan (Mongolian:ᠵᠦᠴᠢ Mongolian: Зүчи, Nuchi / Ngoche/ Züchi; Chinese: 朮赤; pinyin: Zhú chì; Crimean Tatar: Çuçi, Джучи, جوچى; also spelled Juchi; Djochi,[2] Ngoche and Jöchi; c. 1182 – February 1227)[3] was a Mongol army commander who was the eldest son of Temüjin (aka Genghis Khan), and presumably one of the four sons by his principal wife Börte, though issues concerning his paternity followed him throughout his life. An accomplished military leader, he participated in his father's conquest of Central Asia, along with his brothers and uncles. He founded the Golden Horde, which was part of the Mongol Empire and later became a functionally separate khanate after the Division of the Mongol Empire.
Jochi | |
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Khan of the Ulus of Jochi | |
Predecessor | none |
Successor | Orda (c. 1206–1251) Batu (c. 1207–1255) Berke, Khan of the Golden Horde from 1257–1267 |
Born | 1182 (1182) Khamag Mongol |
Died | 1227 (aged 44–45) Cumania, Mongol Empire |
Burial | Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan[1] |
Spouse | Sarkan Khatun Bekutemish Khatun Ukin Kuchin Khatun Sultan Khatun |
Issue | Orda Khan Batu Khan Berke Khan Shiban Tuqa-Timur |
Dynasty | Borjigin |
Father | Genghis Khan |
Mother | Börte |
Religion | Tengrism |