Bars Bolud Jinong
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Barsbolad Jinong (1490–1519) was a Mongol Khan
of the Northern Yuan Dynasty in Mongolia. Barsbolad (Basbolud) Jinong was the third son of Dayan Khan
, who appointed his grandson (the eldest son of Dayan Khan
’s second son), Bodi Alagh Khan
as his successor. After the death of Dayan Khan
, Barsbolad (Basbolud) Jinong proclaimed himself as the great khan, claiming that Bodi Alagh Khan
was too young and too inexperienced to maintain the large Mongol empire, and he was able to rally support from some Mongol populace who feared that after a century of fighting, the unification and prosperity finally achieved by Dayan Khan
was to be lost and a more experience leader was needed. However, more than three years later, Bodi Alagh Khan
allied with another uncle of his, the fourth son of Dayan Khan
and challenged the Barsbolad (Basbolud) Jinong, and both sides reached a compromise to avoid bloodshed among fellow Mongols: Barsbolad (Basbolud) Jinong would give up the crown and Bodi Alagh Khan
would be the new Great Khan of Mongols, while his sons were also named as different khans. However, the loss of the crown of Great Khan of Mongol was too much for Barsbolad (Basbolud) Jinong and he soon died afterward. He was the father of Altan Khan
, one of the great leaders of the Northern Yuan Dynasty. Barsbold was very well known for his bravery and exceptional military skills in his father's campaigns against Oirats and other Mongol fractions.
Khan (title)
Khan is an originally Altaic and subsequently Central Asian title for a sovereign or military ruler, widely used by medieval nomadic Turko-Mongol tribes living to the north of China. 'Khan' is also seen as a title in the Xianbei confederation for their chief between 283 and 289...
of the Northern Yuan Dynasty in Mongolia. Barsbolad (Basbolud) Jinong was the third son of Dayan Khan
Dayan Khan
Dayan Khan , was a Mongol khan who reunited the Mongols under Chinggisid supremacy in the Northern Yuan Dynasty in Mongolia...
, who appointed his grandson (the eldest son of Dayan Khan
Dayan Khan
Dayan Khan , was a Mongol khan who reunited the Mongols under Chinggisid supremacy in the Northern Yuan Dynasty in Mongolia...
’s second son), Bodi Alagh Khan
Bodi Alagh Khan
Bodi Alagh Khan was the Mongol Khan of the Northern Yuan Dynasty in Mongolia. Bodi Alagh Khan was Dayan Khan’s second son’s eldest son and was handpicked by Dayan Khan as his successor...
as his successor. After the death of Dayan Khan
Dayan Khan
Dayan Khan , was a Mongol khan who reunited the Mongols under Chinggisid supremacy in the Northern Yuan Dynasty in Mongolia...
, Barsbolad (Basbolud) Jinong proclaimed himself as the great khan, claiming that Bodi Alagh Khan
Bodi Alagh Khan
Bodi Alagh Khan was the Mongol Khan of the Northern Yuan Dynasty in Mongolia. Bodi Alagh Khan was Dayan Khan’s second son’s eldest son and was handpicked by Dayan Khan as his successor...
was too young and too inexperienced to maintain the large Mongol empire, and he was able to rally support from some Mongol populace who feared that after a century of fighting, the unification and prosperity finally achieved by Dayan Khan
Dayan Khan
Dayan Khan , was a Mongol khan who reunited the Mongols under Chinggisid supremacy in the Northern Yuan Dynasty in Mongolia...
was to be lost and a more experience leader was needed. However, more than three years later, Bodi Alagh Khan
Bodi Alagh Khan
Bodi Alagh Khan was the Mongol Khan of the Northern Yuan Dynasty in Mongolia. Bodi Alagh Khan was Dayan Khan’s second son’s eldest son and was handpicked by Dayan Khan as his successor...
allied with another uncle of his, the fourth son of Dayan Khan
Dayan Khan
Dayan Khan , was a Mongol khan who reunited the Mongols under Chinggisid supremacy in the Northern Yuan Dynasty in Mongolia...
and challenged the Barsbolad (Basbolud) Jinong, and both sides reached a compromise to avoid bloodshed among fellow Mongols: Barsbolad (Basbolud) Jinong would give up the crown and Bodi Alagh Khan
Bodi Alagh Khan
Bodi Alagh Khan was the Mongol Khan of the Northern Yuan Dynasty in Mongolia. Bodi Alagh Khan was Dayan Khan’s second son’s eldest son and was handpicked by Dayan Khan as his successor...
would be the new Great Khan of Mongols, while his sons were also named as different khans. However, the loss of the crown of Great Khan of Mongol was too much for Barsbolad (Basbolud) Jinong and he soon died afterward. He was the father of Altan Khan
Altan Khan
Altan Khan , whose given name was Anda , was the ruler of the Tümet Mongols and de facto ruler of the Right Wing, or western tribes, of the Mongols...
, one of the great leaders of the Northern Yuan Dynasty. Barsbold was very well known for his bravery and exceptional military skills in his father's campaigns against Oirats and other Mongol fractions.