Bar Hebraeus’ Chronography Concerning the Death of Chingiz Khan
X- In the year six hundred and twenty-four of the ARABS (A.D. 1226), when CHINGIZ KHAN returned to the east from the countries of KHORASAN, he set his mind on going to conquer the country of the TANKURTAYE who were on the frontier of INDIA. And whilst he was on his journey thither a severe sickness attacked him, and it was due to the excessive (moisture) of the atmosphere. And having despaired of obtaining help from the physicians, he sent and called his sons to him: JAGHATAI, and ‘AUKHATAI, and TULI, and KHALKAN, and JURKHATAI, and ‘AURDJAR, and he said unto them, ‘I am...
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