Overview
Bachman was a Qipchaq Chieftain.
Life and dates
Attested activity
- AD 1237 九年丁酉Dated from the passage context · History of Yuan 2, passage 119
- AD 1235 to AD 1241 嘗攻欽察部Directly stated · History of Yuan 3, passage 10
Key source chapters
Origins and identity
- Group Qipchaq 欽察部Directly stated · History of Yuan 3, passage 10
Career and standing
- ClaimedAD 1235 to AD 1241 嘗攻欽察部 · Sovereign of a realm (一國主) · Mode self-reportDirectly stated · History of Yuan 3, passage 13
- EnteredAD 1237 九年丁酉 · CaptivityDirectly stated · History of Yuan 2, passage 119
- HeldAD 1235 to AD 1241 嘗攻欽察部 · Chieftain of the Qipchaq (酋)Directly stated · History of Yuan 3, passage 10
- imprisonment 囚之Directly stated · History of Yuan 3, passage 15
Works and attributed material
- 「我之竄入於海，與魚何異，然終見擒，天也。今水回期且至，軍宜早還。」 — told his guards that Heaven willed his capture and warned that the returning tide required the army to withdrawAD 1235 to AD 1241 嘗攻欽察部 · Speech · Speaker · Direct quotation · Addressee his guards 守者Directly stated · History of Yuan 3, passages 16-17
- 「我為一國主，豈苟求生？且身非駝，何以跪人為？」 — refused to kneel, declaring himself sovereign of a realm and no camelAD 1235 to AD 1241 嘗攻欽察部 · Speech · Speaker · Direct quotationDirectly stated · History of Yuan 3, passages 13-14
Events and relationships
- Fled to an island in the sea when Möngke attacked the QipchaqDirectly stated · History of Yuan 3, passage 10
- His force was slaughtered and he was captured and ordered to kneelDirectly stated · History of Yuan 3, passage 13
References in the histories
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