Song, Liao, and Jin · Royal Family Member and General

Batu 拔都

Bádū

Attested AD 1235 - AD 1236

Passages: 3
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Batu was a Royal Family Member and General.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 1235 七年乙未
Dated from the passage context · History of Yuan 2, passage 88
AD 1236 八年丙申
Dated from the passage context · History of Yuan 2, passage 101

Career and standing

Granted
AD 1236 八年丙申 · At Pingyang Prefecture 平陽府
Directly stated · History of Yuan 2, passage 101

Events and relationships

Western campaign with Güyük and Möngke
AD 1235 七年乙未 · Military · Commander
Directly stated · History of Yuan 2, passage 88

References in the histories

History of Yuan, Chapter 2Volume 2 Annals 2: Taizong, Dingzong · 3 passages

遣諸王拔都及皇子貴由、皇侄蒙哥征西域，皇子闊端征秦、鞏，皇子曲出及胡土虎伐宋，唐古征高麗。 Prince Batu, Prince Güyük, and the imperial nephew Möngke were sent to campaign in the Western Regions; Prince Köten against Qin and Gong; Prince Kölü and Hutuhu against Song; and Tangu against Goryeo.

詔以真定民戶奉太后湯沐，中原諸州民戶分賜諸王、貴戚、斡魯朵：拔都，平陽府； An edict assigned Zhending households to support the Empress Dowager's private revenues and divided Central Plains households among princes, noble kin, and ordus: Batu received Pingyang Prefecture;

又從諸王拔都西征，次阿速境，攻圍木柵山寨，以三十餘人與戰，帝及憲宗與焉。 He also marched with Batu on the western campaign. In As territory he invested a palisaded mountain fort and, with little more than thirty men, went into the fight — Güyük and Möngke were both there.