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The Khan Series 5-Book Bundle: Genghis: Birth of an Empire, Genghis: Bones of the Hills, Genghis: Lords of the Bow, Khan: Empire of Silver, Conqueror

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by Conn Iggulden


  INDEX OF CHARACTERS

  Ala-ud-Din Mohammed

  Shah of Khwarezm. Died exhausted on an island in the Caspian Sea.

  Alkhun

  Senior officer of the khan’s guards in Karakorum.

  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<
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  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: Bones 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.

  www.conniggulden.com

 

 

 


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