Chilaun ( mn, Чулуун) was a
general
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in the
Mongol Empire
The Mongol Empire of the 13th and 14th centuries was the largest contiguous land empire in history. Originating in present-day Mongolia in East Asia, the Mongol Empire at its height stretched from the Sea of Japan to parts of Eastern Europe ...
, known as one of
Genghis Khan
''Chinggis Khaan'' ͡ʃʰiŋɡɪs xaːŋbr /> Mongol script: ''Chinggis Qa(gh)an/ Chinggis Khagan''
, birth_name = Temüjin
, successor = Tolui (as regent) Ögedei Khan
, spouse =
, issue =
, house = Borjigin ...
's four valiant warriors. His relatives, specifically his father Sorqan-Shira, helped young Genghis escape from captivity at the hands of the
Tayichiud
The Tayichiud ( Mongolian Cyrillic: Тайчууд, Taichuud) was one of the three core tribes of the Khamag Mongol confederation on the Mongolian Plateau during the 12th century, founded by Ambaghai Khan in 1148 CE, and finally ended with Sulta ...
s. His descendants include
Chupan.
His name "Chuluun" means "rock/rocky" in the
Mongolian language
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.
Descendants of Chilaun
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Sorqan Šira（鎖兒罕失剌/suŏérhǎnshīlà,سورغان شيره/Sūrghān Shīra）
**Čila'un ba'atur（赤老溫/chìlǎowēn,چيلاوغان بهادر/Chīlāūghān bahādur）
***（宿敦/sùdūn,سدون نویان/Sudūn Nūyān）
****
Qajudar（قاجودر/Qājūdar）
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Sartaq noyan（سرتاق نویان/Sartāq Nūyān）
****Burja（بورجه/Būrja）
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Sunjaq noyan（سونجاق نویان/Sūnjāq Nūyān）
****Tudan（تودان/Tūdān）
*****Malik（ملك/Malik）
******
Čuban（جوبان/Jūbān）
***（阿剌罕/ālàhǎn）
****
Soγudu（鎖兀都/suŏwùdōu）
*****
Tangγutai（唐古䚟/tánggŭdǎi）
******（健都班/jiàndōubān）
***
Nadr（納図兒/nàtúér）
****（察剌/chálà）
*****
Uquna（忽訥/hūnè）
******（脫帖穆耳/tuōtièmùěr）
*******（月魯不花/yuèlǔbùhuā）
**（沈伯/shĕnbǎi）
See also
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Chupanids
References
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The Secret History of the Mongols
''The Secret History of the Mongols'' (Middle Mongol: ''Mongɣol‑un niɣuca tobciyan''; Traditional Mongolian: , Khalkha Mongolian: , ; ) is the oldest surviving literary work in the Mongolian language. It was written for the Mongol royal fa ...
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{{Generals and ministers of Genghis Khan
Military history of the Mongol Empire
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