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Yesugei

1134 - 1171

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Yesükhei (Chinese: 也速該; pinyin: Yěsùgāi) or Yesugei Baghatur (Traditional Mongolian: ᠶᠢᠰᠦᠭᠡᠢᠪᠠᠭᠠᠲᠤᠷ; Modern Mongolian: Есүхэй баатар, Yesukhei baatar, [ˈjosuxɛː ˈbaːtər]) (b. 1134 – d. 1171) was a major chief of the Khamag Mongol confederation and the father of Temüjin, who later became known as Genghis Khan. Yesügei was from the Borjigin family, and his name means "like nine", meaning he had the auspicious qualities of the number nine, a lucky number to the Mongols. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Yesugei is the 740th most popular politician (down from 621st in 2019). (down from 43rd in 2019)

Yesugei is most famous for being the father of Genghis Khan.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Yesugei ranks 740 out of 19,576Before him are Nebuchadnezzar I, Al-Ma'mun, Ptolemy XIII Theos Philopator, Adolf Frederick, King of Sweden, Tigranes the Great, and Maximinus Thrax. After him are Ptolemy III Euergetes, Taejong of Joseon, Ion Antonescu, Béla IV of Hungary, Nursultan Nazarbayev, and Tahmasp I.

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Among people born in 1134, Yesugei ranks 1After him are Basava, Sancho III of Castile, Raymond V, Count of Toulouse, Margaret of Navarre, Conrad, Count Palatine of the Rhine, Theodora Komnene, Duchess of Austria, and Geoffrey, Count of Nantes. Among people deceased in 1171, Yesugei ranks 1After him are Al-Adid, Diarmait Mac Murchada, Baldwin IV, Count of Hainaut, Philip of Milly, Conan IV, Duke of Brittany, Vladimir III of Kiev, and Henry of Blois.

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