Kheshig, the Glossary
Kheshig (Mongolian: Хишигтэн; also Khishig, Keshik, Khishigten; "favored", "blessed") were the imperial guard for Mongol royalty in the Mongol Empire, particularly for rulers like Genghis Khan and his wife Börte.[1]
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71 relations: Akbar, Alans, Appanage, Armenians, Asud, Ögedei Khan, Babur, Bayan of the Baarin, Börte, Bo'orchu, Bodyguard, Buscarello de Ghizolfi, Caucasus, Cavalry, China, Chormaqan, Dynasty, Eurasia, Güyük Khan, Genghis Khan, Georgians, Hexigten Banner, Imperial guard, Inner Mongolia, Iran, Jayaatu Khan Tugh Temür, Kangly, Keraites, Keshik, Kerman, Khagan, Khan (title), Khanbaliq, Kharchin Mongols, Kheshgi, Kheshig, Khishigten, Khorchin Mongols, Kipchaks, Koreans, Kublai Khan, List of emperors of the Mughal Empire, Military of the Mongol Empire, Mongol Empire, Mongol invasion of Volga Bulgaria, Mongolia, Mongolian language, Mongols, Mughal Empire, Muqali, Nobility, ... Expand index (21 more) »
- Former guards regiments
- Military units and formations of the Mongol Empire
- Mongol Empire
Akbar
Abu'l-Fath Jalal-ud-din Muhammad Akbar (–), popularly known as Akbar the Great, and also as Akbar I, was the third Mughal emperor, who reigned from 1556 to 1605.
Alans
The Alans (Latin: Alani) were an ancient and medieval Iranic nomadic pastoral people who migrated to what is today North Caucasus – while some continued on to Europe and later North-Africa.
Appanage
An appanage, or apanage (apanage), is the grant of an estate, title, office or other thing of value to a younger child of a monarch, who would otherwise have no inheritance under the system of primogeniture (where only the eldest inherits).
Armenians
Armenians (hayer) are an ethnic group and nation native to the Armenian highlands of West Asia.
Asud
The Asud (Mongolian Cyrillic: Асуд, IPA: //) were a military group of Alani origin.
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Ögedei Khan
Ögedei Khan (also Ögedei Khagan or Ogodei; – 11 December 1241) was the second ruler of the Mongol Empire.
Babur
Babur (14 February 148326 December 1530; born Zahīr ud-Dīn Muhammad) was the founder of the Mughal Empire in the Indian subcontinent.
Bayan of the Baarin
Bayan of the Baarin (Mongolian: Баян; 1236 – January 11, 1295), or Boyan, was an ethnic Mongol general of the Yuan dynasty of China.
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Börte
Börte, also known as Börte Üjin (Mongolian:; Cyrillic: Бөртэ үжин; c. 1161–1230), was the first wife of Temüjin, who became Genghis Khan, the founder of the Mongol Empire.
Bo'orchu
Bo'orchu (Боорчи, Boorchi) was one of the first and most loyal of Genghis Khan's friends and allies.
Bodyguard
A bodyguard (or close protection officer/operative) is a type of security guard, government law enforcement officer, or servicemember who protects a person or a group of people — usually witnesses, high-ranking public officials or officers, wealthy people, and celebrities — from danger: generally theft, assault, kidnapping, assassination, harassment, loss of confidential information, threats, or other criminal offences. Kheshig and bodyguard are bodyguards.
Buscarello de Ghizolfi
Buscarello de Ghizolfi, also known as Buscarel of Gisolfe, was a European who settled in Persia in the 13th century while it was part of the Mongol Ilkhanate.
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Caucasus
The Caucasus or Caucasia, is a transcontinental region between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, mainly comprising Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and parts of Southern Russia.
Cavalry
Historically, cavalry (from the French word cavalerie, itself derived from cheval meaning "horse") are soldiers or warriors who fight mounted on horseback.
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia.
Chormaqan
Chormaqan (also Chormagan or Chormaqan Noyan) (Khalkha Mongolian:; died c. 1241) was one of the most famous generals of the Mongol Empire under Genghis Khan and Ögedei Khan.
Dynasty
A dynasty is a sequence of rulers from the same family,Oxford English Dictionary, "dynasty, n." Oxford University Press (Oxford), 1897.
Eurasia
Eurasia is the largest continental area on Earth, comprising all of Europe and Asia.
Güyük Khan
Güyük Khan (also Güyük Khagan, Güyük or Güyug; 19 March 1206 – 20 April 1248) was the third Khagan of the Mongol Empire, the eldest son of Ögedei Khan and a grandson of Genghis Khan. Kheshig and Güyük Khan are Mongol Empire.
Genghis Khan
Genghis Khan (born Temüjin; August 1227), also known as Chinggis Khan, was the founder and first khan of the Mongol Empire.
Georgians
The Georgians, or Kartvelians (tr), are a nation and Caucasian ethnic group native to present-day Georgia and surrounding areas historically associated with the Georgian kingdoms.
Hexigten Banner (style) is a banner of Inner Mongolia, China under the jurisdiction of Chifeng, bordering Hebei province to the south.
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Imperial guard
An imperial guard or palace guard is a special group of troops (or a member thereof) of an empire, typically closely associated directly with the emperor or empress. Kheshig and imperial guard are royal guards.
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Inner Mongolia
Inner Mongolia, officially the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China.
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Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI), also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Turkey to the northwest and Iraq to the west, Azerbaijan, Armenia, the Caspian Sea, and Turkmenistan to the north, Afghanistan to the east, Pakistan to the southeast, the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf to the south.
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Jayaatu Khan Tugh Temür
Jayaatu Khan (Mongolian: Заяат хаан; Jayaγatu qaγan), born Tugh Temür (Mongolian: Төвтөмөр), also known by his temple name as the Emperor Wenzong of Yuan (16 February 1304 – 2 September 1332), was an emperor of the Yuan dynasty of China.
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Kangly
The Kangly (康曷利; pinyin: Kānghélì; Middle Chinese (ZS): /kʰɑŋ-ɦɑt̚-liɪH/ or 康里 pinyin: Kānglĭ X/;Kaγnï or قنكلى romanised: Kaŋlï, also spelled Qaŋlï, Qanglı, Kanly, Kangly, Qangli, Kangli or Kankali) were a Turkic people of Eurasia who were active from the Tang dynasty up to the Mongol Empire and Yuan dynasty.
Keraites
The Keraites (also Kerait, Kereit, Khereid) were one of the five dominant Mongol or Turkic tribal confederations (khanates) in the Altai-Sayan region during the 12th century.
Keshik, Kerman
Keshik (كشيك, also Romanized as Keshīk) is a village in Moezziyeh Rural District, Chatrud District, Kerman County, Kerman Province, Iran.
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Khagan
Khagan or Qaghan (Mongolian:; or Khagan; 𐰴𐰍𐰣) is a title of imperial rank in Turkic, Mongolic, and some other languages, equal to the status of emperor and someone who rules a khaganate (empire).
Khan (title)
Khan is a historic Mongolic and Turkic title originating among nomadic tribes in the Central and Eastern Eurasian Steppe to refer to a king.
Khanbaliq
Khanbaliq (style, Qaɣan balɣasu) or Dadu of Yuan (ᠳᠠᠶ᠋ᠢᠳᠤ, Dayidu) was the winter capital of the Yuan dynasty of China in what is now Beijing, the capital of China today.
Kharchin Mongols
The Kharchin (Mongolian:, Харчин), or Kharachin, is a subgroup of the Mongols residing mainly (and originally) in North-western Liaoning and Chifeng, Inner Mongolia.
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Kheshgi
The Kheshgi or Khaishgi (Pashto: خیشکی) is a prominent Sarbani Pashtun tribe and Imperial dynasty in South Asia, mainly in India and Pakistan.
Kheshig
Kheshig (Mongolian: Хишигтэн; also Khishig, Keshik, Khishigten; "favored", "blessed") were the imperial guard for Mongol royalty in the Mongol Empire, particularly for rulers like Genghis Khan and his wife Börte. Kheshig and Kheshig are bodyguards, former guards regiments, military units and formations of the Mongol Empire, Mongol Empire, Protective security units and royal guards.
Khishigten
The Hishigten (Mongolian: Хишигтэн) are one of the Southern Mongol ethnic groups.
Khorchin Mongols
The Khorchin (Хорчин, Horchin; Qorčin) are a subgroup of the Mongols that speak the Khorchin dialect of Mongolian and predominantly live in northeastern Inner Mongolia of China.
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Kipchaks
The Kipchaks or Qipchaqs, also known as Kipchak Turks or Polovtsians, were Turkic nomads and then a confederation that existed in the Middle Ages inhabiting parts of the Eurasian Steppe.
Koreans
Koreans are an East Asian ethnic group native to Korea.
Kublai Khan
Kublai Khan (23 September 1215 – 18 February 1294), also known by his temple name as the Emperor Shizu of Yuan and his regnal name Setsen Khan, was the founder and first emperor of the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty of China.
List of emperors of the Mughal Empire
The emperors of the Mughal Empire, styled the Emperors of Hindustan, who were all members of the Timurid dynasty (House of Babur), ruled over the empire from its inception in 1526 to its dissolution in 1857.
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Military of the Mongol Empire
During the Mongol invasions and conquests, which began under Genghis Khan in 1206–1207, the Mongol army conquered nearly all of continental Asia, including parts of the Middle East, and parts of Eastern Europe.
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Mongol Empire
The Mongol Empire of the 13th and 14th centuries was the largest contiguous empire in history.
Mongol invasion of Volga Bulgaria
The Mongol invasion of Volga Bulgaria lasted from 1223 to 1236.
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Mongolia
Mongolia is a landlocked country in East Asia, bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south.
Mongolian language
Mongolian is the principal language of the Mongolic language family that originated in the Mongolian Plateau.
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Mongols
The Mongols are an East Asian ethnic group native to Mongolia, China (majority in Inner Mongolia), as well as Buryatia and Kalmykia of Russia.
Mughal Empire
The Mughal Empire was an early modern empire in South Asia.
Muqali
Muqali (Мухулай; 1170–1223), also spelt Mukhali and Mukhulai, was a Mongol general ("bo'ol", in service) who became a trusted and esteemed commander under Genghis Khan.
Nobility
Nobility is a social class found in many societies that have an aristocracy.
Oral tradition
Oral tradition, or oral lore, is a form of human communication in which knowledge, art, ideas and culture are received, preserved, and transmitted orally from one generation to another.
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Pashtuns
Pashtuns (translit), also known as Pakhtuns, or Pathans, are a nomadic, pastoral, Eastern Iranic ethnic group primarily residing in northwestern Pakistan and southern and eastern Afghanistan. They historically were also referred to as Afghans until the 1970s after the term's meaning had become a demonym for members of all ethnic groups in Afghanistan.
Qing dynasty
The Qing dynasty, officially the Great Qing, was a Manchu-led imperial dynasty of China and the last imperial dynasty in Chinese history.
Quiver
A quiver is a container for holding arrows or bolts.
Royal family
A royal family is the immediate family of kings/queens, emirs/emiras, sultans/sultanas, or raja/rani and sometimes their extended family.
Royal guard
A royal guard or the palace guard, is a group of military bodyguards, soldiers or armed retainers responsible for the protection of a royal family member, such as a king or queen, or prince or princess. Kheshig and royal guard are bodyguards, Protective security units and royal guards.
Russians
Russians (russkiye) are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Eastern Europe.
Society of the Mongol Empire
Mongols living within the Mongol Empire (1206–1368) maintained their own culture, not necessarily reflective of the majority population of the historical Mongolian empire, as most of the non-Mongol peoples inside it were allowed to continue their own social customs. Kheshig and Society of the Mongol Empire are Mongol Empire.
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Spear
A spear is a polearm consisting of a shaft, usually of wood, with a pointed head.
Stephen G. Haw
Stephen G. Haw (born 1951) is a botanical taxonomist and historian, specializing in subjects relating to China.
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Subutai
Subutai (Classical Mongolian: Sübügätäi or Sübü'ätäi; Modern Mongolian:; Сүбээдэй, Sübeedei.;; c. 1175–1248) was a Mongol general and the primary military strategist of Genghis Khan and Ögedei Khan.
Sword
A sword is an edged, bladed weapon intended for manual cutting or thrusting.
Timur
Timur, also known as Tamerlane (8 April 133617–18 February 1405), was a Turco-Mongol conqueror who founded the Timurid Empire in and around modern-day Afghanistan, Iran, and Central Asia, becoming the first ruler of the Timurid dynasty. An undefeated commander, he is widely regarded as one of the greatest military leaders and tacticians in history, as well as one of the most brutal and deadly.
Toghrul
Toghrul (Тоорил хан Tooril han), also known as Wang Khan or Ong Khan (Ван хан Wan han;; died 1203), was a khan of the Keraites.
Torghut
The Torghut (Mongolian: Торгууд,, Torguud, "Guardsman") are one of the four major subgroups of the Four Oirats.
Tumen (unit)
Tumen, or tümen ("unit of ten thousand"; Old Turkic: tümän; Түмэн., tümen; tümen; tömény), was a decimal unit of measurement used by the Turkic and Mongol peoples to quantify and organize their societies in groups of 10,000. Kheshig and Tumen (unit) are military units and formations of the Mongol Empire.
Tungusic peoples
Tungusic peoples are an ethnolinguistic group formed by the speakers of Tungusic languages (or Manchu–Tungus languages).
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Watchman (law enforcement)
Watchmen were organised groups of men, usually authorised by a state, government, city, or society, to deter criminal activity and provide law enforcement as well as traditionally perform the services of public safety, fire watch, crime prevention, crime detection, and recovery of stolen goods.
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Yesugei
Yesugei Baghatur or Yesükhei (Traditional Mongolian:; Modern Mongolian: Есүхэй баатар, Yesukhei baatar) (b. 1134 – d. 1171) was a major chief of the Khamag Mongol confederation and the father of Temüjin, later known as Genghis Khan.
Yurt
A yurt (from the Turkic languages) or ger (Mongolian) is a portable, round tent covered and insulated with skins or felt and traditionally used as a dwelling by several distinct nomadic groups in the steppes and mountains of Inner Asia.
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Zamand
Zamand (زمند) is a village in Joghatai Rural District, in the Central District of Joghatai County, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran.
See also
Former guards regiments
- 1st Life Guards Rifle Regiment
- 1st Regiment of Life Guards
- 2nd Regiment of Life Guards
- Canadian Guards
- Chevalier Guard Regiment
- Commander-in-Chief's Guard
- Corsican Guard
- Dutch Blue Guards
- Göta Life Guards (armoured)
- Governor's Body Guard of Light Horse
- Grand Ducal Guard
- Guards Machine Gun Regiment
- Horse Grenadier Guards
- Household Cavalry Composite Regiment
- Imperial Guard (Iran)
- Imperial Guard (Japan)
- Imperial Guards (Qing dynasty)
- Izmailovsky Life Guards Regiment
- John Russell's Regiment of Guards
- Kebur Zabagna
- Kheshig
- Life Guard Horse Regiment
- Life Guards Jager Regiment (Russia)
- Lord Wentworth's Regiment
- Manchukuo Imperial Guards
- Mehal Sefari
- Moscow Life Guards Regiment
- Noble Guard
- Palatine Guard
- Preobrazhensky Life Guards Regiment
- President's Guard (Sri Lanka)
- Regiment of Presidential Security
- Republican Guard (Iraq)
- Royal Guards (Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth)
- Royal Guards Reserve Regiment
- Royal Horse Guards
- Royal Horse Guards (Denmark)
- Royal Irish Regiment of Foot Guards
- Special Republican Guard (Iraq)
- Swiss Guards
- Troops of Horse Guards
- Volhynian Life Guards Regiment
Military units and formations of the Mongol Empire
- Kheshig
- Mingghan
- Nöker (military)
- Tumen (unit)
Mongol Empire
- Avarga
- Baghatur
- Baljuna Covenant
- Blue Horde
- Borjigin
- Darugha
- Darughachi
- Day of Empire
- Division of the Mongol Empire
- Ergenekon
- Güyük Khan
- Gangnido
- History of the Mongol Empire
- House of Ögedei
- Imperial Seal of the Mongols
- Jarlig
- Karakorum
- Kheshig
- Kurultai
- Letter from Güyük Khan to Pope Innocent IV
- Mongol Empire
- Mongol bow
- Mongol elements in Western medieval art
- Mongol heartland
- Mongol invasions of Azerbaijan
- Nökör
- Noyan
- Ortogh
- Otok (administrative unit)
- Paiza
- Religion in the Mongol Empire
- Secret History of the Mongols
- Shengwu qinzheng lu
- Slave trade in the Mongol Empire
- Slavery in the Mongol Empire
- Society of the Mongol Empire
- Sulduz (tribe)
- Sō Sukekuni
- Tarkhan
- Tartar Relation
- Tata-tonga
- Tug (banner)
- White Horde
- Yam (route)
- Yassa
- Zaisan (title)
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kheshig
Also known as Keshig, Keshiks, Kezig, Khevtuul.
, Oral tradition, Pashtuns, Qing dynasty, Quiver, Royal family, Royal guard, Russians, Society of the Mongol Empire, Spear, Stephen G. Haw, Subutai, Sword, Timur, Toghrul, Torghut, Tumen (unit), Tungusic peoples, Watchman (law enforcement), Yesugei, Yurt, Zamand.