Song, Liao, and Jin · Imperial Prince and Commander

Batu 拔都

Attested AD 1237 - AD 1253

Passages
5
Chapters
1
Histories
1

Overview

The translated histories identify Batu as a general and royal family member. This record brings together 5 passages from 1 chapter across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
Personal Batu 拔都
Personal name Batu 拔都

Identity

Historicity
Historical
Identification
Named
Sex
Male

Roles

  • General
  • Royal Family Member

Life and dates

Attested activity

Works and attributed material

  • Kind: proposal · Role: speaker · Quoted: false · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 歲戊申,定宗崩 · Western Interval: Start: AD 1248 · End: AD 1251 · Statement: 拔都首建議推戴 — moved that Möngke be raised up, and announced the settled decision to the assembly

Events and relationships

  • Kind: military · Role: commander · Action: campaigned with Möngke against the Rus' as far as Yaroslavl · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 復與諸王拔都征斡羅思部 · Western Interval: Start: AD 1237 · End: AD 1240 · Other Person Id: Möngke (蒙哥)
    Explicit · yuanshi:003:s0019
  • Kind: political · Role: proposer · Action: first proposed installing Möngke at the assembly of Alagh Tagh, then proclaimed the decision before the assembly, which all assented to · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 歲戊申,定宗崩 · Western Interval: Start: AD 1248 · End: AD 1251 · Other Person Id: Möngke (蒙哥)
  • Kind: diplomatic · Role: principal · Action: sent Töbchä to the imperial camp to request ten thousand ingots of pearls and silver, of which one thousand were granted with an admonition · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 三年癸丑…夏六月 · Regnal Year: 3 · Season: summer · Lunar Month: 6 · Western Year: AD 1253 · Other Person Id: Töbchä (脫必察)

Assessments and attributes

  • Item: one thousand ingots of pearls and silver, counted against his yearly grant / 千錠 · Relation: received · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 三年癸丑…夏六月 · Regnal Year: 3 · Season: summer · Lunar Month: 6 · Western Year: AD 1253

References in the histories

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History of Yuan, Chapter 3Volume 3 Annals 3: Xianzong · 5 passages