How did Genghis Khan die?

There are about five causes of death of Genghis Khan, most of which are related to Xixia.

1, lightning strike. Mongolians are superstitious that "God warns unfilial people with lightning". Genghis Khan was particularly afraid of lightning because he made his mother angry and was suspected of unfilial. 1in the summer of 227, Genghis Khan strayed into a minefield and was struck by lightning.

2, beauty assassination. According to the information collected by Russian explorers, Genghis Khan captured a Xixia queen when he was fighting in Xixia. When he was partial to her, the queens cut off his "part" in order to avenge her husband, and then threw themselves into the river. Cheng also died of serious injuries.

However, according to historical records, the time and place of these two statements are obviously wrong. When Genghis Khan died, Mongolia was still hiding the news of his death, and Xixia was not extinct.

According to historical records, Genghis Khan was shot with a poisoned arrow in his knee in the battle of Xixia at the beginning of 1227, and eventually died. The famous Italian traveler Kyle Poirot thinks that Genghis Khan died of an arrow wound in his posthumous work. According to Wu Sheng's Personal Prose, Genghis Khan was injured by an arrow three times: 1202,12,12, and 1226 when he attacked Xixia. It is estimated that the last arrow wound had a great influence on his health. Foreign and domestic books, such as Biography of the World Invaders, Historical Records, Translation of Yuan History, and Outline Translation, all say "eight days of sweating to death".

During the summer vacation, he also retained Xue, the eldest son of Yeluge, the king of Liao, "so that he could witness the capture of the capital of Xixia". He fought continuously, and he was able to break a city belonging to Xixia every month. He also invited the prince of Liao State to watch the destruction of Xixia capital, which proved that Genghis Khan was full of confidence in the victory behind him and the upcoming victory, and was in good health. After 8 days of death, an arrow wound can make this strong man die suddenly. Genghis Khan died under the poisonous arrow shot by the Xixia army's crossbow, and the poisonous arrow wounded Genghis Khan's knee. Coupled with the death of his eldest son, Shu Chi, the hardships of mobile operations, the hot weather and other factors, Genghis Khan, who was injured by a falling horse in Aerzhai, Inner Mongolia a month ago, died only eight days later.

On the eve of the demise of Xixia, Genghis Khan's life also came to an end. He died of typhoid fever in the army, and before he died, he put forward the strategy of destroying gold in the Song Dynasty. In the same year, Xixia was completely destroyed.

Among them, the most orthodox one, which is also known by more people, is the theory of falling horse adopted in Yuan History.

The Secret History of the Yuan Dynasty compiled by Mongols (Volume 14) records that "living in winter, I want to levy. From enlisting in the new military academy to the autumn of the Year of the Dog, I went to enlist Tang Wu, and so did my wife. In winter, her doesn't hunt on the ground. Cheng rode a red sand horse and was stunned by this wild horse. Cheng fell off his horse and got hurt, so he went to the ground of the camp. The next day, Mrs. Nosui said to the king and all the officials, "The emperor has a fever tonight. You can discuss it." . "

"Tang Wu" was the name of the Mongols to Xixia people in those days; The Year of the Dog is the second year of Baoqing, Song Lizong (A.D. 1226). This is a historical fact. 1226 autumn, Genghis Khan took his wife to conquer Xixia kingdom. In winter, I hunt in a place called Alhui. I didn't want to ride a red sand horse, but I was surprised by a wild horse, which caused Genghis Khan, who was unprepared, to fall off his horse and get injured. He began to have a high fever that night. June 1227 "Don't worry", the root of the disease is here. Why did you get hurt like this when you fell off a horse? It is said that there is too much bleeding.

At that time, I also asked the generals who followed me to discuss what to do about it. It has been suggested that Xixia City is here anyway, and I can't escape for a while. I'll just go back to rest and attack when I'm ready. Genghis Khan was strong all his life, thinking that going back like this would make Xixia people laugh. It's time for him to break the Xixia kingdom. When Genghis Khan sent people to Xixia to inquire about the situation, it happened that Asha, the minister of Xixia, sneered at it. If you dare, deal with it. When Genghis Khan heard about it, he said that he would rather die than withdraw, so he advanced into Helan Mountain and killed Asha. However, since then, Genghis Khan's injury has not improved, but has worsened. He died at the age of 67 on the lunar calendar1July 227 12 (now August 25th in Gregorian calendar). If Genghis Khan had gone back then, the root of the disease would not have fallen.

The statement of "lightning strike" is quite outrageous. John Pranno Gabini, the special envoy of the Holy See to Mongolia, revealed in his article that Genghis Khan was probably killed by lightning. When John Plano Gabini arrived in Mongolia at that time, he found that lightning strikes often occurred in summer. "There were violent lightning strikes and lightning, which caused many deaths." Because of this, Mongolians were very afraid of lightning. In the Southern Song Dynasty, Peng Daya's "Black Tatar" recorded that "every time a Tatar smells thunder, if he avoids it, he will cover his ears and bow down to the ground." John Plano Gabini, a Portuguese, was sent to China in A.D. 1245- 1247, and was sent by Pope Northam IV. After his return, he submitted a special envoy's report entitled "History of Mongols whom we call Tatars" to the Pope. When John Plano Gabini came, it was only 18 years before Genghis Khan's death, and Bikel Poirot was 30 years earlier. The narrative was not groundless.

The theory of "poisoning" comes from The Travels of Marco Polo. Kyle Poirot,/kloc-an Italian businessman in the 3rd century,/kloc-0 came to China in 275. It was during the reign of Kublai Khan, Yuan Shizu, who was in contact with the Yuan Dynasty 17 years. The cause of death described by Genghis Khan in his travel notes: When attacking Xixia and besieging Jintai (the ancient fortress of Jizhou), he was unfortunately shot in the knee by Xixia soldiers. As a result, it can be imagined that the poisoned arrow hit the heart directly, and the injury was heavier and he could not afford to get sick. However, there is another folk legend that Genghis Khan died of "poisoning", but not by the Xixia soldiers, but by the captured Xixia princess Warhatun who took the opportunity to accompany him at that time.

The statement of "being stabbed to death" is related to the above-mentioned captured Xixia princess Gourbaud Lejin Guo Wohatun, which is another version of the statement of poisoning. In the process of Mongolian folklore, Genghis Khan's army attacked Xixia, and the soldiers captured the beautiful Xixia princess Goulpeau Lejin Guowohatun and presented it to Genghis Khan. On the first night, Princess Xixia stabbed Genghis Khan, who let her guard down. The theory of being stabbed originated from The Origin of Mongolia and was written in the first year of Kangxi in Qing Dynasty (A.D. 1662). This book is very precious. 100 years later, that is, 1766, the Prince of Khalkha, Mongolia presented this manuscript as a gift to Emperor Qianlong. Qianlong translated it into Manchu and Chinese, entitled "The Origin of Silver Ingot Mongolia", and included it in Siku Quanshu. It should be said that the statement that Genghis Khan was stabbed is highly credible.

The saying that "the genitals were bitten off" has not been seen in the official history or recorded in unofficial history, but it is circulated among Mongolian people. This affair is also attributed to the Xixia Princess Goulpeau Lejin Guo Wohatun, and the "murderer" is of course this beautiful woman. It is said that after the princess gave it to Genghis Khan, Genghis Khan asked her to be his concubine, and the princess obviously agreed. However, unwilling to be humiliated, the princess with family hatred and national hatred accompanied her that night. Genghis Khan was biting off his penis when he borrowed sex, and suddenly he was bleeding profusely. A 67-year-old man who has struggled abroad for many years has never encountered such a thing, and he can't stand such a toss and turn, and he is ashamed and angry, so he is seriously ill. Because it was an ulterior scandal that happened to the emperor, it was concealed, only that Khan fell from his horse and was seriously injured. Princess Xixia, who didn't want to live, knew Genghis Khan wouldn't let her go and jumped into the Yellow River to commit suicide.

If Genghis Khan really died at the hands of Princess Xixia, then assassination and poisoning are not specific conditions. He was naked when he was with him. Where can he hide weapons and poison? Even if there are weapons and poisons, as a person who is caught, you have to search. In this case, the most deadly violence of an empty-handed princess is naturally "biting"-the main harm of biting.

This legend is the best in the romantic stories of ancient emperors in China! Indeed, this is also a kind of retribution-romantic people will die.

In the decades-long war to the south and the west, Genghis Khan and his men would rob women everywhere and show mercy with a pair of genitals, and countless descendants were dubbed "sowers" by historians. It is estimated that there are currently 654.38+06 million men related to Genghis Khan in the world. Genghis Khan's love for women is probably a kind of "inheritance". At that time, Mongols had the habit of robbing other people's women and regarded women as a kind of property. Genghis Khan's mother, even his father, should have robbed Artu a long time ago, which seems too rogue today. Once, when the eagle was released on the banks of the Wonan River, all beggars and guests passed by with their beautiful wives. At this time, seeing the young woman so beautiful, she was immediately tempted and immediately stopped Ye Kechi's carriage to rob people. Seeing that the situation was wrong, Yeke Chilie, who wanted to put all his eggs in one basket, left his wife and ran away. This young woman is Genghis Khan's mother, who later became Hoelun's Empress Xuanyi. Note: It's just a legend, not a real history.