Yesugei
| Yesugei Bagatur ᠶᠢᠰᠦᠭᠡᠢ ᠪᠠᠭᠠᠲᠤᠷ | |||||||||||||
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| De facto ruler of Khamag Mongol | |||||||||||||
| Reign | c. 1160 – 1171 | ||||||||||||
| Predecessor | Hotula Khan | ||||||||||||
| Successor | Genghis Khan | ||||||||||||
| Born | c. 1134 Mongolian Plateau | ||||||||||||
| Died | c. 1171 (aged 36–37) Mongolian Plateau | ||||||||||||
| Spouse | Hö'elün Sochigel | ||||||||||||
| Issue | Genghis Khan Qasar Hachiun Temüge Belgutei Behter | ||||||||||||
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| House | Borjigin | ||||||||||||
| Father | Bartan Bagatur | ||||||||||||
| Mother | Aicigel | ||||||||||||
| Religion | Tengrism | ||||||||||||
Yesükhei (Chinese: 也速該; pinyin: Yěsùgāi) or Yesugei Baghatur (Traditional Mongolian: ᠶᠢᠰᠦᠭᠡᠢ
ᠪᠠᠭᠠᠲᠤᠷ; Modern Mongolian: Есүхэй баатар, Yesukhei baatar, [ˈjosuxɛː ˈbaːtər]) (b. 1134 – d. 1171) was a major chief of the Khamag Mongol confederation and the father of Temüjin, who later became known as Genghis Khan. Yesügei was from the Borjigin family, and his name means "like nine", meaning he had the auspicious qualities of the number nine, a lucky number to the Mongols.