Chingissid

Chingissid refers to someone who is a direct blood descendant of Genghis Khan, known as Chinggis Khaan in Mongolian. It is also an important concept to the Mongol identity because, aside from serving as the stem from which the Mongols trace their origin - it is also a source of legitimacy and symbol of unity for the Mongolian nation.[1] In the Mongol's state-building attempts, for instance, the concept legitimized the nobility's authority, which was important because this social class was leading such political movement.[1]

The elite families of the following empires belonged to his royal line:

Mongol Empire and its major subdivisions:

  1. Yuan dynasty
  2. Chagatai Khanate
  3. Golden Horde
  4. Ilkhanate

After 1368 Yuan remnants, known as Northern Yuan dynasty continued to rule Mongolia. There is also the golden family Mongol khans which ruled from 14 to 17th century. The Crimean Khanate, Astrakhan Khanate, Siberian Khanate, Kazan Khanate, Uzbek Khan Mohammed Sheyban and Manghit dynasty may also be referred to Chingissid. The ascendancy of these khanates meant that the Chingissid ruled everywhere in Central Asia.[2] This, however, changed with the rise of the Manghit, Ming, and Qonghrat Uzbek tribal dynasties. These emergent powers, together with the decline of the East-West caravan trade, and the Russian and Chinese expansions[3] caused the extinction of Chingissid rule.[2]

Aside from the khanates in Central Asia, there are also groups within Russia such as the Tatar mirzas that claimed Chingissid heritage and these successfully achieved prominence in the Muscovite society especially during the reign of the Tsars.[4] This was attributed to their role and placement in the Russian's army, which valued loyalty and service. Particularly, the Chingissid bloodline and their record of military service became important after the adoption of mestnichestvo, which was a hierarchical system within the Russian aristocracy adopted to maintain social order.[4]

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References

  1. 1 2 LHAMSUREN, MUNKH-ERDENE (2006). "The Mongolian Nationality Lexicon: From the Chinggisid Lineage to Mongolian Nationality (From the seventeenth to the early twentieth century)". Inner Asia. 8 (1): 51–98. JSTOR 23615518.
  2. 1 2 Morrison, Alexander (2008). Russian Rule in Samarkand 1868-1910: A Comparison with British India. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 11. ISBN 9780199547371.
  3. ↑ Stanton, Andrea (2012). Cultural Sociology of the Middle East, Asia, and Africa: An Encyclopedia. Los Angeles, CA: SAGE Publications. p. 140. ISBN 9781412981767.
  4. 1 2 Romaniello, Mattew (2012). The Elusive Empire: Kazan and the Creation of Russia, 1552–1671. Madison: The University of Wisconsin Press. p. 120. ISBN 9780299285142.
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