Conqueror (2011)

Ho Sa

Officer of the Xi Xia. Becomes envoy and officer under Genghis. Dies in Bones of the Hills.

Hoelun

Wife of Yesugei. Mother to Bekter, Temujin, Kachiun, Khasar, Temuge and Temulun.

Hulegu

Third son of Sorhatani and Tolui. Grandson of Genghis Khan.

Ilugei

General of a tuman under Tsubodai.

Inalchuk

Governor of the city of Otrar. Dies when Genghis pours molten silver into his mouth.

Jebe (originally Zurgadai)

Chosen successor to Arslan. Becomes one of Genghis’ most trusted and able generals. Leader of ‘Bearskin’ tuman. Friend to Jochi, Genghis’ son.

Jelaudin

Son and heir to Shah Ala-ud-Din Mohammed.

Jelme

Son of Arslan. Later becomes one of Genghis’ most trusted generals.

Jochi

First son of Genghis and Borte. Some doubt over paternity. Becomes general to ‘Iron Wolf’ tuman. Only general ever to rebel against Genghis. Killed in Bones of the Hills.

Josef Landau

Master of the Livonian Brothers, an order of European knights.

Kachiun

Fourth son of Yesugei and Hoelun. Becomes a general under Genghis.

Khalifa Al-Nayan

Leader of elite Arab cavalry for Shah Mohammed.

Khasar

Third son of Yesugei and Hoelun. Becomes a general under Genghis.

Kokchu

Shaman to the Naiman Khan and later to Genghis. Killed in Bones of the Hills.

Koke

Olkhun’ut tribe. Nephew of Hoelun. Cousin to Temujin and his siblings.

Koten

Leader of the Cumans, a refugee people who fled into Hungary and converted to Christianity.

Kublai

Second son of Sorhatani and Tolui. Grandson of Genghis Khan.

Lian

Master mason and engineer from Baotou, who makes siege machines for Genghis.

Mohrol

Shaman to Ogedai Khan.

Mongke

Oldest son of Tolui and Sorhatani.

Ogedai

Third son of Genghis and Borte. Husband to Torogene, father to Guyuk.

Oghul Khaimish

Wife to Guyuk Khan. Killed in purges by Mongke Khan.

Old Man of the Mountains

Traditional title for the leader of the Assassin sect. Father to Suleiman, who inherits his position.

Rai Chiang

Ruler of autonomous Xi Xia kingdom in northern China.

Rukn-al-Din

Son of Suleiman. Briefly inherits Alamut.

Samuka

Second in command to Ho Sa in his tuman. Dies in Bones of the Hills.

Sansar

Khan of the Olkhun’ut tribe. Killed by Genghis in Wolf of the Plains.

Sholoi

Olkhun’ut tribe. Father of Borte. Husband to Shria.

Shria

Olkhun’ut tribe. Mother to Borte. Wife of Sholoi.

Sorhatani

Wife to Tolui, the youngest son of Genghis. Mother to: Mongke, Kublai, Hulegu and Arik-Boke. At one point, she was ruler of the ancestral homeland and co-ruler of the capital city. Three of her four sons become khan.

Temuge

Youngest son of Yesugei and Hoelun, brother to Genghis. Shaman and administrator.

Temujin (also Genghis)

The First Great Khan, or Gur-khan. Second son of Yesugei and Hoelun.

Temulun

Only daughter of Yesugei and Hoelun. Marries Palchuk. Murdered by Kokchu in Bones of the Hills.

Togrul

Khan of the Kerait tribe. Dies in Wolf of the Plains.

Tolui

Wolf tribe bondsman.

Tolui

Same name. The fourth son of Genghis and Borte. Husband of Sorhatani and father to Mongke, Kublai, Hulegu and Arik-Boke.

Torogene

Wife of Ogedai, mother to Guyuk. Rules Mongol nation as regent.

Tsubodai

Originally Uriankhai tribe. Becomes Genghis’ greatest general and orlok - leader of his armies.

Uriang-Khadai

Orlok to Kublai.

Wei

Emperor of the Chin. Father to Xuan, Son of Heaven.

Wen Chao

Ambassador of the Chin court, sent into Mongol lands.

Xuan, Son of Heaven

Emperor of the Chin after the death of his father, Emperor Wei.

Yao Shu

Buddhist monk brought back from China by Khasar and Temuge. Becomes chancellor to the khans.

Yaroslav

Grand Duke in Moscow at the time of Tsubodai’s attack.

Yesugei

Khan of the Wolves. Husband to Hoelun. Father to Temujin, Kachiun, Khasar, Temuge and Temulun.

Yuan

Master swordsman and guard to Wen Chao, a Chin diplomat in Mongol lands.

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