Revealing the death of Genghis Khan: he died after his genitals were bitten off

Mausoleum of Genghis Khan. This mausoleum is just the tomb of Genghis Khan. As for where the Khan's body is buried, it is still an unsolved mystery.

The many mysteries Genghis Khan left for future generations have whetted the appetite of countless people. Among them, the most fascinating historical suspense is related to death: first, how did you die? Second, where will you be buried if you die?

Here, let’s first talk about how he died.

According to the "History of the Yuan Dynasty" which was issued at the end of the year when Emperor Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang of the Ming Dynasty proclaimed himself emperor (AD 1368), the death of Genghis Khan is very clear, and he died of a serious illness: "(1227 AD) Autumn July "Renwu, no hesitation. Ji Chou collapsed in the palace of the old man in Sarichuan." Song Lian, chief editor of "Yuan History" and a great scholar, explained the "collapse" of a generation of geniuses in just 20 words. However, the text seems concise and concise, but in fact it is unclear. Therefore, later generations have been trying to figure out how Genghis Khan died. According to Mongolian folklore, Genghis Khan died after his genitals were bitten off by the Princess of Xixia.

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

The most orthodox among them, and the one known to more people, is the "horse falling theory" adopted in "History of the Yuan Dynasty".

The Theory of the Falling Horse

The "Secret History of the Yuan Dynasty" (Volume 14) compiled by the Mongols records, "Since Genghis lived for the winter, he wanted to conquer Tang Wu. He reorganized his army and horses, In the autumn of the Year of Dog, I went to conquer Tangwu, and my wife followed. During the winter, while hunting on the ground in A'er, Genghis was riding a red sand horse. He was frightened by the wild horse. Genghis fell from the horse and was injured. The next day, Mrs. Ye Sui said to the king and the officials: "The emperor is very hot tonight, you can discuss it." The name for the Xixia people; "Year of the Dog", is the second year of Baoqing of Emperor Lizong of the Song Dynasty (1226 AD). Here is a historical fact: Genghis Khan took his wife to conquer the Xixia Kingdom in the autumn of 1226. In winter, I hunted in a place called Aerbuhe. Unexpectedly, the red sand horse he was riding frightened a wild horse, causing the unprepared Genghis Khan to fall from the horse and get injured. He developed a high fever that night. "No hesitation" in July 1227, this is the root of the disease. Why was the injury so serious after falling from a horse? It is said that there was too much bleeding.

At that time, they also asked the accompanying generals to discuss what to do about this matter. Some people suggested that since the Xixia city was there anyway, they would not be able to escape for a while, so they might as well go back to recover from their injuries and attack again when they were ready. Genghis Khan wanted to be strong throughout his life, and thought that if he went back like this, he would make the Xixia people laugh. It was time for him to die in Xixia. When Genghis Khan sent people to the Xixia Kingdom to inquire about the situation, Xixia happened to have a minister who told Asha how dare he not to laugh at him. If you have the ability, come and fight. After Genghis Khan heard about it, he expressed that he would rather die than retreat, so he advanced into the Helan Mountains and killed Asha Ganbu. But since then, Genghis Khan's injuries have not healed, but have worsened. By the 12th day of the seventh lunar month in 1227 (now August 25th in the Gregorian calendar), he died of the illness at the age of 67. If Genghis Khan had returned at that time, the root cause of this disease would not have disappeared.

Thunder Strike Theory

Thunder and lightning have always been regarded by the ancients as the most terrifying natural force. The word "god" in ancient Chinese characters is the image of holding thunder and lightning in both hands. Eighteen years after the death of Genghis Khan, an envoy from the Holy See came to Mongolia and found that the Mongolians were also very afraid of thunder and lightning. The stranger also made a judgment that Genghis Khan died from a lightning strike.

This statement is relatively far away. John Plano Garbini, the papal envoy to Mongolia, revealed in his article that Genghis Khan may have been struck by lightning and died. When John Plano Garbini arrived in Mongolia, he found that thunder and lightning injuries were frequent in summer. “There were ferocious lightning strikes and lightning there, causing many deaths.” For this reason, Mongolians are very afraid of thunder and lightning. . "Black Tartar Story" written by Peng Daya of the Southern Song Dynasty records that "whenever the Tartars heard the thunder, they would cover their ears and bend down to the ground, as if to hide." John Plano Garbini was a Portuguese, and the exact time of his mission to China was A.D. From 1245 to 1247, he was sent by Pope Innocent IV. After returning, he submitted a mission report entitled "The History of the Mongols We Call Tartars" to the Pope. When John Plano Garbini came, it was only 18 years after the death of Genghis Khan and 30 years before Marco Polo. The account is not nonsense.

"Poisoning theory"

This theory comes from "The Travels of Marco Polo".

Marco Polo was an Italian merchant in the 13th century who arrived in China in 1275. At that time, it was the time when Kublai Khan, the founder of the Yuan Dynasty, was in power, and there were 17 years of contacts with the Yuan Dynasty. The cause of Genghis Khan's death recorded in his travel notes: When he was besieging Taijin (Jizhou, an ancient fortress) during his attack on Xixia, his knee was unfortunately hit by a poisonous arrow shot by a Xixia soldier. The result can be imagined, the poisonous arrow hits the heart, the injury becomes more serious, and the patient cannot afford to fall ill. But there is another folk legend that Genghis Khan died of "poisoning", but it was not poisoned by the poisonous arrows of the Xixia soldiers, but poisoned by the captured Xixia Princess Gulbarzin Guowatun. At that time, the Xixia The princess took advantage of the opportunity to act.

"The theory of being stabbed"

This theory is related to the captured Xixia Princess Gulboljin Guo'hatun mentioned above, and is another version of the poisoning theory. . According to Mongolian folklore, when Genghis Khan's army attacked Xixia, the soldiers captured the beautiful Xixia princess Gulbol Jinguo Ohatun and presented it to Genghis Khan. On their first night together, the Xixia princess stabbed Genghis Khan who had relaxed his vigilance. The theory of being assassinated originated from "The Origin of Mongolia", which was written in the first year of Kangxi's reign in the Qing Dynasty (AD 1662). This book was so precious that 100 years later, in 1766, Prince Chenggun Zhabu of the Mongolian Khalkha tribe presented the manuscript of this book to Emperor Qianlong as a gift. Qianlong had it translated into Manchu and Chinese, and titled it "The Origin of Yin Ding Mongolia" and included it in "Sikuquanshu". It should be said that the story of Genghis Khan being assassinated is highly credible.

"The theory of being bitten off the genitals"

This theory has not been seen in official history, nor has it been recorded in unofficial history, but it is spread among the Outer Mongolians. This romantic incident was also caused by the Xixia Princess Gulboljin Guo'ohatun. The "murderer" was of course this beautiful woman. It is said that after the princess was presented to Genghis Khan, Genghis Khan asked her to be his concubine, and the princess apparently agreed. But unwilling to be humiliated, the princess, who hated her family and country, took advantage of Genghis Khan's sexual intercourse that night and bit off his penis, causing blood to flow profusely. A 67-year-old man who had been fighting abroad for many years had never encountered such a thing, and how could he withstand such a torment. He was filled with shame and hatred, and became seriously ill. Because this was an unspeakable scandal that happened to an emperor, it was kept secret. It was only said that the Khan was seriously ill after falling from a horse. The Princess of Xixia, who did not want to live, knew that Genghis Khan would not let her go and committed suicide by jumping into the Yellow River.

This theory is absurd, but it still makes sense if you analyze it carefully. If Genghis Khan really died at the hands of the Xixia Princess, then the assassination and poisoning were not subject to specific conditions. He was naked when he accompanied her, so where could the murder weapon and poison be hidden? Even if there is a murder weapon or poison, a captured person must be searched. In this case, the most deadly violent act of the empty-handed princess is naturally "biting" - biting the vital part of the man.

This legend is the best among the romance stories of ancient Chinese emperors! This is true, and this is also a kind of retribution - a romantic man dies romantically.

During decades of marching southward and westward, Genghis Khan and his men would snatch and rob women wherever they went, showing no mercy at all with their genitals. Their descendants were countless, and they were jokingly called the "Women" by historians. as "seeder". It is estimated that there are currently 16 million men in the world who are related to Genghis Khan. Genghis Khan's fondness for women is probably a kind of "hereditary". At that time, the Mongolian people had the habit of robbing other people's women and regarded women as a kind of property. Genghis Khan's mother was the one who snatched Atuer away from his father, which seems too gangster today. Once, Yesugei was flying an eagle by the Onan River, and Yeke Chilidu, a Merqidite, passed by with his beautiful wife. Yesu should see *** so beautiful, and he was suddenly tempted. He immediately stopped Yeke Chiliedu's carriage and robbed her. Seeing that something was wrong, Yokechilie, who wanted to fight desperately, left his wife and ran away. This *** is Genghis Khan's mother and later Queen Mother Xuanyi, Hoelun (also translated as "Yuelun").

Genghis Khan’s wife, named Bortie, was snatched away by her mother’s ex-husband’s tribe and later taken back. The marriage between Genghis Khan and Borte is very interesting. According to the Mongolian custom at that time, Yesugei took 9-year-old Genghis Khan to his mother's tribe to "ask for a daughter", that is, to ask for a wife for his son. On the way, he met Bortie's father Dexue Chan. After hearing about this incident, he saw that Genghis Khan had an extraordinary appearance and was a beautiful young man. Dexue Chan told Yesugei that there was a 10-year-old daughter at home. , hope to become a family member, please go and see if you like it.

When you visit Dexue Chan, you should immediately like it with all your heart. After one night, Dexue Chan asked Yesugei to keep Genghis Khan as his son-in-law the next day. Yesugei agreed and picked the best horse from the horses that came with him as a gift. When Yesugei left, he left a sentence, "My son is afraid of dogs, and he will never teach dogs to be frightened. ("Secret History of the Yuan Dynasty" Volume 1)" A generation of heroic men who galloped on the battlefield were afraid of dogs when they were young. This is probably something many people don't understand. Will think of it. Just as Yesugei left his son alone and left alone, he was poisoned to death by his enemies and Tatars.

Genghis Khan’s name was Temujin, also known as Temujin and Temujin. This name was originally the name of Yesugei's opponent in the war. "Secret History of the Yuan Dynasty" (Volume 1) records, "When fighting with Tatar (about 1162), Yesugei killed Atuer and Temuzhen Wuge, Huoli Buhua waited for him to be kidnapped. At that time, Hoelun, Atu'er's wife, was pregnant. She gave birth to Taizu at the foot of Wenbo Leda Black Mountain on the other side of the Onan River. , holding a piece of blood like a stone in his right hand, he was born when the captive Temuzhen was born, so he was named Temuzhen. ""Mengta Beilu" said that the "Temuzhen" is Xiao. Ming Er, at first there was no surname and no given name.

This record in "The Secret History of the Yuan Dynasty" has become an important historical material for later generations of scholars to study the history of the Yuan Dynasty. Just like when Zhu Yuanzhang was born, the whole room was as red as a fire, Temujin also had a magical appearance when he was born. He actually held a blood clot in his hand, and the blood was like a red stone. Because Temujin was born with blood, superstition believed that he would bring bloody disasters to mankind in the future. In the process of retrieving his wife Bortie, Genghis Khan massacred more than 300 people from the Yokechiletu tribe in one fell swoop. In 1183, Temujin, who was only 22 years old, was elected as "Khan". He relied on years of fighting and iron-blooded rule, and he would kill his opponents if he caught them. Tie Benzhen killed countless people in his life, beheading each person like cutting vegetables. In the subsequent wars, massacre was his usual method of conquest. Once, Genghis Khan led an army of 200,000 to conquer Khwarezm, a country in Central Asia. When he captured the Jade Dragon Chijie on the Aral Sea, he killed 1.2 million people at once. Using this method, many countries in the Western Regions and Central Asia surrendered. He destroyed it.

But when Genghis Khan brought bloody disaster to mankind, he himself did not escape. Although how he died is a historical mystery that may never be solved, whether it was caused by heavy bleeding caused by falling from a horse as stated by official history, or he died of excessive bleeding after his genitals were bitten off by the Princess of Xixia according to folklore, they are all related. Being filled with "blood", does it have a cause and effect with the blood clots he pinched in his hands when he was born?

Revealing the secrets of Genghis Khan