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Bo'er Jin Temujin, honored with the honorific title of Genghis Khan, he founded a generation of empires, and was an outstanding military and politician in world history. Before the Western Expedition, he asked his sons to support the third son, Wokoutai, to succeed him, so why did he do this? The following Sinology Talk Xiaobian will bring you a detailed introduction, let's take a look at it.
After Temujin's death, Wokoutai did not directly ascend the throne like the Central Plains Dynasty. There is also a Tradition in Mongolia that the Kuritai Congress must be held to finalize, because it is necessary to wait, so it is necessary to supervise the regency of the country.
The reason why he let Tuolei oversee the country was also because he was the youngest son and obtained the ancestral land of Temujin. As for the other sons, they are all fiefdoms.
The conference was held as scheduled, but it was a lot of formalities, and there was a lot of debate at the time. At that time, some people advocated the election of Tuolei, who held great power and achieved great success. However, after all, wokoutai is king-made, coupled with the support of the second elder, making the tuolei force lonely, and he has to support the wokoutai. Eventually, Wokoutai officially became the new Great Khan of the Mongol Empire.
Why did Temujin pass the throne to Wokoutai, who was the third of the four concubines?
Temujin had eight sons, but the eldest wife, Bo Erti, had four sons: the eldest son, Shuchi, the second son, Chagatai, the third son, Kuotai, and the fourth son, Tuolei. These sons have been riding on horseback since childhood, following their fathers to fight the world, and it can be said that they are brave and good at war.
According to the different talents and specialties of his sons, Genghis Khan arranged for them to be in charge of different positions, shuchi was in charge of hunting, Chagatai was in charge of decrees, Wokoutai was in charge of government affairs, and Tuolei commanded the army.
In fact, speaking of it, Temujin is really partial to the old four tuolei. According to the tradition of "young son shou stove" in the grassland, Torei has followed Temujin for a long time, and the two have a close relationship.
Especially with Tore holding military power, Temujin really couldn't fail to understand this, and he also knew what it meant to have soldiers in his hands. This can also be seen from Temujin's death, although Wokoutai took over, but it was not justified, he needed the support of Kuriletai, and during this period, Tore was able to supervise the regency of the country.
So if you can supervise the country, why can't you become a great khan? Therefore, the reason why Tuolei was finally abandoned by Temujin was not a matter of age, but a question of ability.
As for the boss Shu chi, there are many rumors about him, and the most important thing is that many people think that he is not Temujin's son. The reason for this is that Temujin's wife was a captive and became pregnant when she returned, so he was suspected from the beginning of his birth.
But in fact, Temujin is also good to him, but the other sons do not think so, in order to have one less competitor, they are more energetic with him, especially Chagatai, the contradiction between the two is very sharp, and even once made a fuss to move the knife.
If he hadn't been born with so much trouble, I'm afraid it would have been very likely to be a successor.
As for the second elder Chagatai, his relationship with Wokoutai is very close, which also makes people see a rare brotherly feeling, and he is very supportive of the third elder as the successor.
Of course, in addition, Temujin did have a very clear understanding of these four sons, and he also knew that it was very appropriate for the Mongols to go further and govern the country more prominently.
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