When we open the resume of Genghis Khan, we will find that Temujin, as a great Khan, has many wives and concubines, just like many emperors in the Central Plains. In our words, they are wives. These wives all have one thing in common: they are either defeated or sacrificed by the defeated tribe, but they are all loyal to him. Inside, it is inevitable that people will not feel anything strange. This is enough for us to see some women's consciousness and thoughts about themselves, especially Genghis Khan's mother.
There is a saying in China that even if a woman marries a beggar G or someone older than her, she must live with a beggar be. With the changes of the times, this sentence has become "marry a chicken and follow a dog, and marry a dog and follow a dog". The original sentence comes from the chicken ribs of Zhuang Jizhi in Song Dynasty: "Marry a chicken and fly with it, and marry a dog and go with it." In the era of Genghis Khan, women on the northern grassland did just that.
The first thing we want to say is that in the past, there was a predatory custom among some races on the northern grassland. Take Heron, the mother of Genghis Khan as an example. Genghis Khan's father is also the military leader of the Qiyang tribe in Mongolia, and his mother belongs to a tribe of the Mongolian Ministry and a tribe of the Hongjila tribe-the Daolunahuti tribe. He Erlun originally married Jacques Chiledo of Milkit province, but was later snatched away by Ye Shougai. Genghis Khan's wife Bertie obviously had this experience. 1 180, shortly after she married Genghis Khan, Genghis Khan's father despised her mother and took her away. Two things happened at the top of the same person: the mother was robbed and the wife was robbed. It is not difficult to see the prevalence of robbery at that time.
Predatory marriage prevailed in the nomadic era centered on men. At this time, because women are the property of men, they became the targets of plunder in the struggle between tribes and nations. However, when this custom of robbing marriage appeared is a controversial topic, and what is the reason for its formation. But what we want to say is that this is not a Mongolian patent. People on the grasslands in northern China seem to have such a marriage custom. For example, it is clearly recorded in the history books that Tuyuhun people rob marriage. According to "Biography of Tu Gu Hun in Northern History", "As for marriage, those who are poor and have no financial resources often steal their daughters." This means that the poor people in Tuguhong will take their daughters home to rob them when they can't give them engagement gifts, as we said today. The word "stealing" was used in the history of the north, but it was actually robbing the marriage. This is also the epitome of the marriage customs of ethnic minorities in the northern grassland.
Even today, we can still see this form. However, this "robbery" is no longer robbery, but a folk custom. After a man and a woman fall in love freely, they decide to get married with their parents' consent, and then the two sides reach an agreement on the wedding date. This is just a lively wedding. However, as a wedding, it still exists. It is also frequently seen in ethnic minority areas in Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan and Tibet provinces in the southwest of China. It is also reported that some ethnic groups in India and tribes in East Africa have retained this traditional custom.
Secondly, the robbed woman is not as terrible as some people say. There seems to be no question of revenge. Among Genghis Khan's wives and concubines, there is a famous legend that when Genghis Khan attacked Xixia, Xixia people couldn't resist, so they gave the princess to Genghis Khan and became his wife. This is a true thing in history.
This woman lives in the third largest fort of Genghis Khan. She is Zach's queen. Her name is Li Weiming, also known as Princess Xixia. She is the daughter of Li Anan in Xixia. It is said that Li Weiming is very complicated. It is said that she finally killed Genghis Khan and humiliated him in order to avenge the Xixia people. However, what we want to say is just a legend, which comes from unofficial history and does not exist in the official history.
Although the poet described the story of robbing Jiro as shocking and frightening, Jiro was obviously firm after the robbery. After experiencing the ups and downs of her husband poisoning and being abandoned by her family, she successfully raised her younger brother Temujin with tenacious perseverance and superhuman talent. Finally, Genghis Khan, her son's "generation" and "arrogance", became famous all over the world. So is Genghis Khan's wife Betty. After being plundered and recaptured by Genghis Khan, it played a solid role in helping Genghis Khan lay the foundation of the Mongolian empire and was respected by future generations. In other words, in their hearts, only the person they married, not whether they were robbed or not. They always perform their wife's duties wholeheartedly.
Third, at that time, the northern grassland did not seem to hate women and children, but wanted her daughter to get married. There is a story about Bolt, that is, her first child, Shu Chi, and Genghis Khan are only father and son in name, because she was rescued by Genghis Khan and gave birth to Shu Chi on the way, but she was not pregnant when she took it away. Therefore, some people say that the word "Shu Zhi" means "guest", and there are always people who constantly doubt the origin of Shu Zhi, especially the second brother Chajiatai and the third brother Wukongtai often have conflicts with him. However, Genghis Khan has always had a "mind" in this respect. He trained Shu Chi and other children to be excellent military commanders. Moreover, he didn't abandon Bertie or even give up.
In other words, for those robbers, men obviously regard children and women as "wealth". As long as you are around, you will really love each other. In addition, the grassland tribes at that time obviously lived such a life. If you play well, you will be king, but if you don't, you will succumb to your daughter's alliance. Many wives of Genghis Khan are like this. For example, Hulan, the deputy princess, had such a story: At the beginning, Duerwusun and his relatives, Tuohetuoa, the leader of Uduyitimir Banner, and Damara, the leader of Hetaimir Banner, attacked Genghis Khan and captured Bertie. 1204, fought Genghis Khan with Naiman leader Nikko in Nahu Mountain. They were defeated and unfit to die in battle. Togtoh escaped, but Daye Wusun went to the Mongolian official Naya and asked his daughter Hulan to surrender.
Another example is yasuhe's situation: at first, his father, who also worked quickly, gathered several people to fight against the Mongols. And they were all killed. Ye Kelian's youngest daughter was soon replaced by Temujin and became his conc princess. Later, it soon dried up, and I wanted to recommend a more beautiful sister to Tiemu Town. At that time, she was a married woman and saw Temujin cut off her husband's head. After her husband died, with the help of her sister, she tried her best to win Temujin's favor. More companions after Temujin's death.
These women who married "enemies" were robbed on the grassland in order to win a good wife, which surprised people today. Therefore, we speculate that according to the custom of robbing marriage, men on the grassland do not hate women and children, while women only recognize "existing husbands." This is very important for studying the marriage consciousness and customs of grassland women at that time. Perhaps, this is not as terrible as some people think.