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
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | Batu | 拔都 | |
| Personal name | Batu | 拔都 |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: maleStrongly inferred · yuanshi:003:s0019
Roles
- General
- Royal Family Member
Life and dates
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 三年癸丑…夏六月 · Regnal Year: 3 · Season: summer · Lunar Month: 6 · Western Year: AD 1253
- Source Date: Text: 復與諸王拔都征斡羅思部 · Western Interval: Start: AD 1237 · End: AD 1240Explicit · yuanshi:003:s0019
- Source Date: Text: 歲戊申,定宗崩 · Western Interval: Start: AD 1248 · End: AD 1251Explicit · yuanshi:003:s0020, yuanshi:003:s0021
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 assemblyExplicit · yuanshi:003:s0021, yuanshi:003:s0028
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)Explicit · yuanshi:003:s0021, yuanshi:003:s0028
- 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 1253Explicit · yuanshi:003:s0073, yuanshi:003:s0075
References in the histories
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