Moonlik

When Yesugei was poisoned by the Tatars , Munlik was entrusted with taking care of his master’s family, as well as returning his eldest son, Temujin, who had recently been brought to the Ungirat tribe, home. Munlik went to the Ungirats and took Temujin, but Yesugei died before they returned ^[3] . After the death of Yesugei, his followers from the Taijiut tribe led by Targutai-Kiriltukh and Todoena-Girta left the widows and children of the former leader. Munlik’s father, Charkha-Ebugen, tried to stop the taijiuts, but was wounded in the back with a spear of Todoen ^[4] and later died ^[2] .

Probably, Munlik also left the Yesugei family ^[2] . The Mongolian scientist S. Gaadamba, however, believes that after the death of Yesugei, Munlik contemplated his family, becoming actually Stepujin’s stepfather: this can also be said in Genghis Khan repeatedly calls Munlik the father ^[5] . After the break-up of Temujin with the twin Jamuha, Munlik was on the side of the latter for some time, however, after the battle of Dalan-Baljut, he moved with his seven sons to Temujin ^[6] .

After the defeat of the Naimans in 1202, Temujin, wanting to cement an alliance with the Kereite khan Tooril , proposed an inter-family marriage, but received a refusal from the son of Tooril Nilha-Sangum ^[7] . However, later, when relations between the Mongols and the Kereits escalated, Sangum remembered Temujin’s proposal, and hoping to lure and kill him, he agreed to a marriage. Suspecting nothing, Temujin went to the Kereits, but stopped on the way to Munlik. He expressed his concerns about Sangum, and Temujin, after listening to him, turned back, sending his two nukers to the Kereits ^[8] .

On the Kurultai of 1206, Munlik, along with his sons Tolun-Cherby, Suyketu-Cherby and Sutu, was granted Genghis Khan to thousand-thousandths ^[9] . In addition, the mother of Genghis Khan Oelun ^{[9] [10]} was extradited as Munlik.

However, after this, the sons of Munlik (especially his eldest son, the shaman Kokochu) began to draw power over the Mongols to themselves. So, once they beat the younger brother of Genghis Khan Khasar , and later took people away from Temuge-igigin . Temuge first sent an ambassador (who was beaten and humiliated by the Honkhotans), and then he himself came to Kokoch, demanding the return of those served. However, the Honkhotans humiliated Temuge, forcing him to kneel in front of Kokochu and ask for forgiveness. Upon learning of this, Genghis Khan ordered Temuga to act with Kokochu at his discretion. As a result, when Munlik and his sons came to Genghis Khan, Temuge, on the pretext of a wrestling match, lured Kokocha out of a yurt, and the ridge was broken ^[11] .

After Kokochu was killed, Genghis Khan reproached Munlik for not “holding back the temper of his sons.” Despite this, neither Munlik nor his sons were executed due to their former merits ^{[12] [13]} . From this moment, there are no references to Moonlik in the sources.

According to The Secret History of the Mongols, Munlik had seven sons. The descendants of Munlik founded the clan Menglig (Manlig), whose representatives live in modern Mongolia ^[14] .

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