"The iron horse raised dust and killed, and Asia and Europe swept away the ghosts and gods. Machetes are commonplace in blood, and they are used to slaughtering the city as a slaughter."
As we all know, the Yuan Dynasty was founded by Kublai Khan, the ancestor of the Yuan Dynasty, and although the Yuan Dynasty existed for only ninety-eight years in the long river of history, it has to be admitted that under the rule of the Yuan Dynasty, China's territory reached its historical peak, and the Yuan Dynasty was the hegemon of Asia and Europe at that time. What really laid the foundation for the establishment of the Yuan Dynasty was Genghis Khan, who was known as the "Generation of Heavenly Pride". It was precisely because Genghis Khan unified the Mongol tribes and established the Great Mongolian State that his descendant Kublai Khan had the opportunity to establish the Great Yuan.
During Genghis Khan's lifetime, he attached great importance to the unity of the family, and even before his death, he did not forget to tell his sons to attach importance to unity. However, his sons eventually turned against him, secretly quarreling during his lifetime, and the descendants of his four sons had different endings. The Mongols, like the Han Chinese, attach great importance to blood relations and consortship in terms of heirs, and only sons born to their wives are eligible to inherit the Khan's throne, according to which Genghis Khan has four sons who can inherit the Khan's throne.
So what about the end of these four sons and their descendants? As the eldest son of Genghis Khan, it should have been natural to inherit the Khan's throne, but the blood relationship of Shuchi was disputed, Genghis Khan's wife was once plundered by the contemptuous beggars, and when he returned a few months later, he gave birth to Shuchi, and because of this, Genghis Khan had doubts about The life of Juchi, and finally sealed the Jurchen division to the most marginal Chincha region.
Because of its remote location, remoteness from the center of power, and the doubtful identity of Shuchi himself, the descendants of Shuchi have been united from beginning to end, and can be said to be the most united family among the descendants of Genghis Khan.
Chagatai was the second son of Genghis Khan, a man with a short temper and a brave personality, which made Genghis Khan not consider this son in the Khanate lineage, and later distributed this son to Central Asia. Although Chagatai's descendants were not able to compete for the khanship of the Mongol Empire, the Chagatai Khanate he ruled also needed to be inherited.
Chagatai originally passed his Khanship to his eldest son, but since the eldest son was killed in battle on the way to the West, Chagatai passed on the Khan's position to the eldest son's son, Khalahu lie. However, Chagatai's fifth son, Möngke, was seduced by Guiyu and took the position of khan of his nephew. In this way, the descendants of Chagatai can also be said to be a mess.
Of Genghis Khan's four sons, the most outstanding were the third son, Wokoutai, and the fourth son, Torre, but after their deaths, his descendants were also very disunityed. Among them, the most disunited one is the Wokoutai family.
As the third son of Genghis Khan, in the continuous expansion of the Mongol Empire in the later period, Wo Kuotai was calm in his work, courageous and resourceful, not arrogant and impatient, and was deeply appreciated by Genghis Khan. Torre was Genghis Khan's most beloved youngest son, and his abilities were outstanding in all aspects, but he often interacted with Shuchi, which made Genghis Khan have some scruples, and finally chose Wokoutai to inherit his Khan position.
Although the merits of Wokoutai were not as great as genghis Khan, he was also a wise Khan, and under his rule, the territory of the Mongol Empire was further expanded. But his descendants were so united that they even lost their Khanates. After Wo Kuotai's death, he designated The Lost Liemen as the heir, but his sixth empress, Delegona, because of the age of the Lost Liemen, oversaw the government of the country and supported his son Guiyu to succeed to the throne, breaking the tradition of khan succession, which also led to the disunity of Wokoutai's descendants.
After Guiyu's death, his empress again oversaw the country under the slogan of losing the spirit gate, which was undoubtedly a negation of Teregona, and also caused the dissatisfaction of Guiyu's brothers and other children, so they competed with each other, and eventually lost the Khanship inherited by Wokoutai in this generation.
Torre died relatively early compared to his brothers, and after his death, there was still a lot of power left to govern the army. This made Wokoutai, who was already dissatisfied with Torre, look at the Torre family, and his children became more united and united in the face of the threat of Wokoutai. It was also because of the unity of Torre's sons that in the end they seized the position of Great Khan of the Wokoutai family.
But the desire for power often blinds a person's mind, and Torre's descendants, faced with the temptation of the Great Khan's position, gradually lose their hearts and begin to compete with each other, and eventually Kublai Khan won the final victory in the battle of the Torre family.
Among the descendants of Genghis Khan's four sons, the most united are the descendants of the eldest son, Shuchi, and the most disunited are the descendants of the three sons.
From ancient times to the present, whether it is the ruler or the family of the common people, the importance of unity and cooperation has been repeatedly warned, but the desire for money and power often makes it difficult for a person to control himself. Throughout history, we will find that most of the struggle for the replacement of monarchs has stemmed from their desire for power. If we can truly achieve unity and cooperation, it is a peaceful state.
Resources:
"Seven Laws: Genghis Khan"