Börte

First wife of Genghis Khan

PersonhumanQ234805

Born: 1161
Died: 1230
Birthplace: Khentii Province
Place of death: Avarga
Citizenship: Mongol Empire
Spouse: Genghis Khan

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Börte Üjin, better known as Börte, was the first wife of Temüjin, who became Genghis Khan, the founder of the Mongol Empire. Börte became the head of the first Court of Genghis Khan, and Grand Empress of his Empire. She was betrothed to Genghis at a young age, married at seventeen, and then kidnapped by a rival tribe. Her husband's rescue of her is considered one of the key events that started him on his path to becoming a conqueror. She gave birth to four sons and five daughters, who, along with their own descendants, were the primary bloodline in the expansion of the Mongol Empire.

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