Arik-Boke
Fourth and youngest son of Sorhatani and Tolui. Grandson of Genghis Khan.
Arslan
Master swordsmith who was once armorer to the Naiman tribe. Father to Jelme. Died of disease in Samarkand.
Baabgai
The bear. A Chin recruit who becomes a successful wrestler.
Baidur
Son of Chagatai. Rules his father’s khanate around modern-day Afghanistan.
Barchuk
Khan of the Uighurs.
Basan
Wolf tribe. Bondsman of Yesugei in Birth of an Empire.
Batu
Son to Jochi and grandson to Genghis Khan. Leads a tuman with Tsubodai and becomes a lord with vast lands in Russia.
Bayar
General to Kublai.
Bekter
Oldest son of Yesugei and Hoelun. Murdered by his brothers.
Bela IV
King of Hungary at the time Tsubodai’s tumans attacked.
Borte
Olkhun’ut tribe. Daughter to Sholoi and Shria. Becomes wife to Temujin/Genghis and has four sons: Jochi, Chagatai, Ogedai, and Tolui.
Chagatai
Old storyteller in Wolf tribe.
Chagatai
Same name as storyteller. Second son of Genghis and Borte. Father to Baidur.
Chakahai
Daughter to Rai Chiang of the Xi Xia. A princess given as tribute. Second wife to Genghis.
Chen Yi
Criminal gang leader in Chin city of Baotou.
Chulgetei
General of a tuman under Tsubodai.
Eeluk
Bondsman to Yesugei Khan. Becomes khan of the Wolves on Yesugei’s death.
Enq
Olkhun’ut tribe. Father to Koke. Brother to Hoelun. Uncle to Temujin/Genghis and his siblings.
Genghis Khan (see also Temujin)
First khan of the Mongol nation. Husband to Borte. Father to Jochi, Chagatai, Ogedai, and Tolui. Dies in Bones of the Hills.
Guyuk
Son of Ogedai Khan and Torogene.
Hasan
Brutalized servant in Assassin fortress of Alamut.
Hoel’un
Wife of Yesugei. Mother to Bekter, Temujin, Kachiun, Khasar, Temuge, and Temulun.
Ho Sa
Officer of the Xi Xia. Becomes envoy and officer under Genghis. Dies in Bones of the Hills.
Hulegu
Third son of Sorhatani and Tolui. Grandson of Genghis Khan.
Ilugei
General of a tuman under Tsubodai.
Inalchuk
Governor of the city of Otrar. Dies when Genghis pours molten silver into his mouth.
Jebe (originally Zurgadai)
Chosen successor to Arslan. Becomes one of Genghis’s most trusted and able generals. Leader of “Bearskin” tuman. Friend to Jochi, Genghis’s son.
Jelaudin
Son and heir to Shah Ala-ud-Din Mohammed.
Jelme
Son of Arslan. Later becomes one of Genghis’s most trusted generals.
Jochi
First son of Genghis and Borte. Some doubt over paternity. Becomes general to “Iron Wolf” tuman. Only general ever to rebel against Genghis. Killed in Bones of the Hills.
Kachiun
Fourth son of Yesugei and Hoelun. Becomes a general under Genghis.
Khalifa al-Nayan
Leader of elite Arab cavalry for Shah Mohammed.
Khasar
Third son of Yesugei and Hoelun. Becomes a general under Genghis.
Kokchu
Shaman to the Naiman Khan and later to Genghis. Killed in Bones of the Hills.
Koke
Olkhun’ut tribe. Nephew of Hoelun. Cousin to Temujin and his siblings.
Köten
Leader of the Cumans, a refugee people who fled into Hungary and converted to Christianity.
Kublai
Second son of Sorhatani and Tolui. Grandson of Genghis Khan.
Josef Landau
Master of the Livonian Brothers, an order of European knights.
Lian
Master mason and engineer from Baotou who makes siege machines for Genghis.
Mohrol
Shaman to Ogedai Khan.
Mongke
Oldest son of Tolui and Sorhatani.
Ogedai
Third son of Genghis and Borte. Husband to Torogene, father to Guyuk.
Oghul Khaimish
Wife to Guyuk Khan. Killed in purges by Mongke Khan.
Old Man of the Mountains
Traditional title for the leader of the Assassin sect. Father to Suleiman, who inherits his position.
Rai Chiang
Ruler of autonomous Xi Xia kingdom in northern China.
Rukn-al-Din
Son of Suleiman. Briefly inherits Alamut.
Samuka
Second in command to Ho Sa in his tuman. Dies in Bones of the Hills.
Sansar
Khan of the Olkhun’ut tribe. Killed by Genghis in Birth of an Empire.
Sholoi
Olkhun’ut tribe. Father of Borte. Husband to Shria.
Shria
Olkhun’ut tribe. Mother to Borte. Wife of Sholoi.
Sorhatani
Wife to Tolui, the youngest son of Genghis. Mother to Mongke, Kublai, Hulegu, and Arik-Boke. At one point, she was ruler of the ancestral homeland and coruler of the capital city. Three of her four sons become khan.
Temuge
Youngest son of Yesugei and Hoelun, brother to Genghis. Shaman and administrator.
Temujin (also Genghis)
The first great khan, or gur-khan. Second son of Yesugei and Hoelun.
Temulun
Only daughter of Yesugei and Hoelun. Marries Palchuk. Murdered by Kokchu in Bones of the Hills.
Togrul
Khan of the Kerait tribe. Dies in Birth of an Empire.
Tolui
Wolf tribe bondsman.
Tolui
Same name. The fourth son of Genghis and Borte. Husband of Sorhatani and father to Mongke, Kublai, Hulegu, and Arik-Boke.
Torogene
Wife of Ogedai, mother to Guyuk. Rules Mongol nation as regent.
Tsubodai
Originally Uriankhai tribe. Becomes Genghis’s greatest general and orlok—leader of his armies.
Uriang-Khadai
Orlok to Kublai.
Conrad von Thuringen
Grand master of the Teutonic Knights.
Wei
Emperor of the Chin. Father to Xuan, Son of Heaven.
Wen Chao
Ambassador of the Chin court, sent into Mongol lands.
Xuan, Son of Heaven
Emperor of the Chin after the death of Emperor Wei.
Yao Shu
Buddhist monk brought back from China by Khasar and Temuge. Becomes chancellor to the khans.
Yaroslav
Grand Duke in Moscow at the time of Tsubodai’s attack.
Yesugei
Khan of the Wolves. Husband to Hoelun. Father to Temujin, Kachiun, Khasar, Temuge, and Temulun.
Yuan
Master swordsman and guard to Wen Chao, a Chin diplomat in Mongol lands.
Zhi Zhong
General of Chin emperor Wei’s armies. Becomes regent to Xuan after murdering his master.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Without the sterling efforts of a number of skillful and dedicated people, these books would probably never see the light of day. In particular, I must thank Katie Espiner for editing a monster, as well as Kiera Godfrey, Tim Waller, and Victoria Hobbs. Yes, it would have been easier without you lot interfering, but more importantly, it wouldn’t have been as good.
—C. Iggulden
BY CONN IGGULDEN
Emperor: The Gates of Rome
Emperor: The Death of Kings
Emperor: The Field of Swords
Emperor: The Gods of War
Genghis: Birth of an Empire
Genghis: Lords of the Bow
Genghis: B
ones of the Hills
Khan: Empire of Silver
Conqueror: A Novel of Kublai Khan
BY CONN IGGULDEN AND HAL IGGULDEN
The Dangerous Book for Boys
BY CONN IGGULDEN AND DAVID IGGULDEN
The Dangerous Book of Heroes
BY CONN IGGULDEN, WITH ILLUSTRATOR LIZZY DUNCAN
Tollins: Explosive Tales for Children
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
CONN IGGULDEN is the author of four previous Genghis Khan novels: Genghis: Birth of an Empire; Genghis: Lords of the Bow; Genghis: Bones of the Hills, and Khan: Empire of Silver, as well as the Emperor novels, which chronicle the life of Julius Caesar: Emperor: The Gates of Rome; Emperor: The Death of Kings; Emperor: The Field of Swords; and Emperor: The Gods of War, all of which are available in paperback from Dell. He is also the coauthor of the #1 New York Times bestseller The Dangerous Book for Boys, The Dangerous Book of Heroes, and Tollins: Explosive Tales for Children. He lives with his wife and children in Hertfordshire, England.
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