Dei Sechen | |
|---|---|
| Chief of the Khonggirad | |
| Tenure | 12th–13th Centuries |
| Successor | Anchen |
| Full name | Dei Sechen Bosqur |
| Born | Khamag Mongol Khanate (Present Mongolia) |
| Died | Mongolia |
| Family | Bosqur Clan |
| Wife | Čotan |
| Children | Anchen Qogu Börte |
| Religion | Tengrism |
Dei Sechen (Mongolian: ᠳᠡᠢ ᠰᠡᠴᠡᠨ, romanized: Dei Sečen, Chinese: 特薛禪; pinyin: Tè Xuēchán) was the chief of Mongol Khonggirat tribe's Bosqur clan (Chinese: 孛思忽兒; pinyin: Bèisīhūer) in 12th–13th centuries. His daughter Börte was the first and principal wife of Genghis Khan.
According to The Secret History of the Mongols Temujin was betrothed to Börte when he was 9 years old by Yesugei and Dei, when Yesugei was looking for a bride for his son.[1] Yesugei put his son in care of Dei Sechen and returned to his tribe, only to be poisoned on the road during a lunch by Tatars. However, according to Rashid al-Din, Dei Sechen wasn't happy with betrothal, it was his son Anchen (按陳) who facilitated the process.[2] Japanese researcher Mako Fujii argued that Dei Sechen was involved in Yesugei's death.[3]
Later, when Temujin grew up, he still married his betrothed Börte. Part of her dowry was a luxurious black marten, which Temujin later presented to Toghrul, thus enlisting the support of the Keraites.
Descendants
He had a spouse named Chotan who bore his sons Anchen and Qogu and his daughter Börte. His descendants married into ruling Borjigin family, producing imperial son-in-laws and empresses.[4]
References
- ^ Rachewiltz, Igor de, "The Secret History of the Mongols: A Mongolian Epic Chronicle of the Thirteenth Century" (2015). p. 12-14
- ^ Zhao, George Qingzhi (2008). Marriage as Political Strategy and Cultural Expression: Mongolian Royal Marriages from World Empire to Yuan Dynasty. Peter Lang. p. 100. ISBN 978-1-4331-0275-2.
- ^ 藤井, 真湖 (2021-03-14). 『元朝秘史』におけるデイ・セチェン : デイ・セチェンがイェスゲイ・バアトルの死に関与していたという仮説に基づいて [Dei sečen in the Secret History of the Mongols: On a Hypothesis that Dei sečen was involved in Yisügei Ba'atur’s death] (Thesis) (in Japanese). Aichi Shukutoku University.
- ^ Landa, Ishayahu (2020-01-02). ""Loyal and Martial" until the End: The Qonggirad Princes of Lu 鲁 in Yuan Political Architecture". Monumenta Serica. 68 (1): 137–167. doi:10.1080/02549948.2020.1748299. ISSN 0254-9948.
