Tuqachar Barlas or, Tuqhachar Barlas also known as Tughachar Barlas, full name Tuqachar Kuregan Barlas, (Mongolian: Тукачар Куреган Барлас d. November 1221) was mentioned extensively in The Secret History of Mongols. He was a Borjigin prince and Mongol military commander during the Siege of Nishapur in 1221.[1] He was the son of Suqu Sechen, son-in-law to Genghis Khan, the founder of the Mongol Empire. He was the brother of Qarachar, the founder of Barlas confederation, and Qubilai, who was a companion of Genghis Khan.[1] He was killed with an arrow during the Siege of Nishapur.[1] He was the direct paternal ancestry-uncle of Timur the Mongol conquer who founded the Timurid Empire.[2]
| Tuqachar Barlas | |
|---|---|
| Died | November 1221 Nishapur |
| Wife | Daughter of Genghis Khan |
| Father | Suqu Sechen |
| Religion | Tengrism |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Igor de Rachewiltz, The Secret History of the Mongols: A Mongolian Epic Chronicle of the Thirteenth Century (Brill: Leiden, The Netherlands) at xxvi.
- ^ B.F. Manz, The rise and rule of Tamerlan, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 1989, p. 28: "... We know definitely that the leading clan of the Barlas tribe traced its origin to Qarachar Barlas, head of one of Chaghadai's regiments ... These then were the most prominent members of the Ulus Chaghadai: the old Mongolian tribes — Barlas, Arlat, Soldus and Jalayir ..."