1282) Genghis Khan's viceroy Muqali was pacifying Shanxi in 1219, the homeland of Zen Buddhist monk Haiyun (海雲, 1203-1257), when one of Muqali's Chinese generals, impressed with Haiyun and his master Zhongguan's demeanor, recommended them to Muqali. Return to powerĪccording to the Fozu Lidai Tongzai written by Nian Chang (b. The life of Temüjin for the next 10 years is unclear, as historical records are mostly silent on that period. Toghrul, as Temüjin's patron, was exiled to the Qara Khitai. However, Jamukha horrified and alienated potential followers by boiling 70 young male captives alive in cauldrons. Temüjin gathered his followers to defend against the attack, but was decisively beaten in the Battle of Dalan Balzhut. Threatened by this rise, Jamukha attacked Temujin in 1187 with an army of 30,000 troops. In 1186, Temüjin was elected khan of the Mongols. Following his earlier defeat of the Merkits, and a proclamation by the shamanKokochu that the Eternal Blue Sky had set aside the world for Temüjin, Temüjin began rising to power. Jamukha supported the traditional Mongolian aristocracy, while Temüjin followed a meritocratic method, and attracted a broader range and lower class of followers. As Jamukha and Temüjin drifted apart in their friendship, each began consolidating power, and they became rivals.
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