Hoelun
Mother of Genghis Khan (1142 — 1210)
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She was kidnapped on her wedding day by a rival chieftain, abandoned in the steppe with five children when he was poisoned, and raised one of those sons — through famine and clan betrayal — into Genghis Khan.
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Born into the Olkhonud clan of the Onggirat tribe, Hö'elün was married to a Merkit aristocrat named Chiledu until Yesügei, a Mongol leader, abducted her shortly after the wedding to make her his primary wife. She bore him four sons and a daughter: Temüjin, Qasar, Hachiun, Temüge, and Temülen. After Yesügei was fatally poisoned, the Mongols abandoned the family, and Hö'elün shepherded all five children through poverty to adulthood — historians have noted her resilience and organisational skill. She continued to play a central role after Temüjin married Börte: the two women managed his camp and…
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