And from that time forward, day by day, his
kingdom passed into the hands of Chinghis Kaan till the whole was
conquered.
I may tell you that Chinghis Kaan reigned six years after this battle,
engaged continually in conquest, and taking many a province and city and
stronghold. But at the end of those six years he went against a certain
castle that was called CAAJU, and there he was shot with an arrow in the
knee, so that he died of his wound. A great pity it was, for he was a
valiant man and a wise.[NOTE 1]
I will now tell you who reigned after Chinghis, and then about the manners
and customs of the Tartars.
NOTE 1. - Chinghiz in fact survived Aung Khan some 24 years, dying during
his fifth expedition against Tangut, 18th August 1227, aged 65 according
to the Chinese accounts, 72 according to the Persian. Sanang Setzen says
that Kurbeljin Goa Khatun, the beautiful Queen of Tangut, who had passed
into the tents of the conqueror, did him some bodily mischief (it is not
said what), and then went and drowned herself in the Karamuren (or
Hwang-ho), which thenceforth was called by the Mongols the Khatun-gol, or
Lady's River, a name which it in fact still bears. Carpini relates that
Chinghiz was killed by lightning.
