Bo'orchu
Bo'orchu (
Hasar to get Bo'orchu and bring him to Temujin's camp. Bo'orchu refused any reward for helping Temujin to recover the stolen horses, but recognized his authority and attached to him as a nökör (i.e. "free companion"), leaving his own family.[2]
After Temujin's wife,
Merkits and he was forced to flee, Bo'orchu was sent to spy on the Merkits with Belgutei and Jelme.[3] After Temujin took the titles Genghis Khan and Great Khan of the Mongols
, Bo'orchu was made head of the Khan's followers along with Jelme.
When Genghis Khan was at Dalannemurges to fight the
Ögedei
's most trusted friends.
In modern Mongolia, Bo'orchu is commemorated with a statue in front of the Government Palace in Sükhbaatar Square, Ulaanbaatar. It and a statue of Muqali flank a larger statue of Genghis Khan.[6]
References
- ^ ISBN 978-90-04-21635-8.
- ^ Britannica. Archived from the originalon 17 May 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ISBN 978-1-136-60261-0.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-135-79556-6.
- ^ Papers on Far Eastern History Volumes 21-22. Department of Far Eastern History, Australian National University. 1981. p. 51.
- ^ Todd, Garry (22 September 2019). "Statue of Bo'orchu: Illustration". worldhistory.org. Retrieved 30 September 2023.