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The Great Khans prior to Genghis Khan
Khaidu (c. 1040-1100) was a Mongol ruler from the Borjigin clan who was the great-great-grandson of Bodonchar Munkhag (c. 850-900). He was the youngest of the eight sons of Queen Monolun the widowed wife of Khachi Khulug, the son of Menen Dutum. Baishinkhor Dogshin was the first son of Khaidu.Tumbinai Setsen - was the son of Baishinkhor Dogshin. His son was Khabul Khan (c. 1100-1148). He was the first known Khan of the Khamag Mongol confederation. He was the first man to unite the Khamag Mongol. When the Jin army entered Mongolia with the intention of finishing Yelü Dashi, Khabul Khan successfully repelled the invasions of Jin dynasty. In 1135, Khabul invited by Taizong of Jin and he pulled the beard of the Taizong at the court of the Jin. Although the Jin army pursued him into southern Mongolia, Khabul escaped and returned with a larger army to pillage the Jin dynasty. Khabul Khan had 7 sons. Okhinbarkhag was his first son.Bartan Baghatu was his second son. Hutugtu Monhor was his third son. Hotula Khan was his fourth son. Hulan was his fifth son. Hadan was his sixth son and Todoi was his seventh son. Chirhya Lynhua was the second son of Khaidu. His son was Sengun Bilge and his son Ambaghai. Khabul Khan had nominated Ambaghai as his successor and was the Khan of the Khamag Mongol (1149–1156). When Ambaghai Khan delivered his daughter to the Tartars in preparation for her wedding to one of their number, he was taken as a prisoner and handed him over to the Kin. They impaled him on a wooden donkey in front of their Golden King, and the Kin mocked him as he died, but in his last message to us, Ambaghai Khan told his people not to rest until he was avenged. Somehow, the Tatars have been escaping a direct scuffle with Jin Dynasty all along as  Hotula Khan (1156–1160), the fourth son of Khabul Khan engaged them a series of battles against the Tartar betrayal. Bartan Baghatur was the second son of Khabul Khan, chief of the Blue Wolf clan of northeastern Mongolia and had four sons Nekün Taiši, Daritai Otčigin, Yesügei and Ong Khan. He advised his sons to avenge the revenge against Tatars for killing Ambaghai Khan as he became old. He suggested them to take the help of Golden Eagles can detect movement of Tatars since they blessed with a terrific power of memorizing the body smell.He taught them  Seven Leadership Principles that he learned from an Eagle!

Read " Khan the Great and learn what are those   Seven Leadership Principles.....Sivkishen Ji,  Author