- The
Keraites (also
Kerait, Kereit, Khereid; Mongolian: Хэрэйд; Chinese: 克烈) were one of the five
dominant Turco-Mongol
tribal confederations (khanates)...
-
gifted it to
different Kerait chiefs to
consolidate allies with his
tribe of origin.
Temujin then
allegedly attacked a
Kerait clan, the
Tumen Tubegen...
- Chin
emissary approaches Temujin with an
offer from Toghrul, Khan of the
Kerait.
Temujin joins his
small fledgling tribe with Toghrul's, and
leads a joint...
-
Barga Barlas Bayad Borjigin Chonos Dughlat Eljigin Gorlos Jalair Katagan Kerait Khongirad Manghud Merkit Naiman Oirat Olkhonud Ongud* Qara
Khitai Qara'unas...
- in the
Kerait clan,
which had
thousands of its
members join the
Church of the East
shortly after the year 1000. By the 12th century, the
Kerait rulers...
- patron, Temüjin
chose to
regift the
cloak to Toghrul, khan (ruler) of the
Kerait tribe, who had
fought alongside Yesügei and
sworn the anda pact with him...
- Mongolia.
Following the
death of the
Kerait leader Ong Khan to Temujin's
emerging Mongol Empire in 1203,
Kerait leader Nilqa Senggum led a
small band...
-
married to
Christian princesses of the
Kerait clan, such as
Sorghaghtani Beki and
Doquz Khatan, a
remarkable Kerait noblewoman, the
granddaughter of Toghrul...
-
Ibaqa Beki was a
Kerait princess and
Mongol khatun active in the
early 13th century. She was
briefly married to
Genghis Khan, the
founder of the Mongol...
- however, the
original form may be
Gregorius (Gregory) instead. He
succeeded Kerait ruler Sariq Khan (according to
Timothy May, he was his father,
while Isenbike...
