Chagatai Khan (c. 1184 – 1242) was a son of Genghis Khan and a prominent figure in the early Mongol Empire. The second son of Genghis's wife Börte, Chagatai was renowned for his masterful knowledge of Mongol custom and law and his harsh temperament. He was appointed to military commands alongside his brothers during the Mongol conquest of the Jin dynasty in 1211 and the invasion of the Khwarazmian Empire in 1219. After the campaign, Chagatai was granted large tracts of conquered land in Central Asia, which he ruled until his death, often quarrelling with officials like Mahmud Yalavach. Chagatai's inflexibility, most notably never accepting the legitimacy of his elder brother Jochi, excluded him from succession to Genghis's throne. He was nevertheless a key figure in ensuring the stability of the empire during the reign of his younger brother Ögedei Khan, whom he advised. Chagatai died shortly after Ögedei in 1242; his descendants later ruled his territories as the eponymous Chagatai Khanate.

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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:

1918:

The Podgorica Assembly convened in Montenegro, with the intention of uniting with the Kingdom of Serbia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podgorica_Assembly

1925:

The Eugene O'Neill Theatre opened on Broadway, New York, with a production of the musical Mayflowers. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugene_O%27Neill_Theatre

1950:

The "Great Appalachian Storm", a large extratropical cyclone, struck the east coast of the United States before moving northeast. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Appalachian_Storm_of_1950

2015:

A Russian Sukhoi Su-24 attack aircraft was shot down by a Turkish fighter jet after the former allegedly strayed into Turkish airspace and ignored warnings to change course. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_Russian_Sukhoi_Su-24_shootdown

_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:

get down to brass tacks: (originally and chiefly US, idiomatic) To (start to) consider or deal with the most important details or facts about something. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/get_down_to_brass_tacks

___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:

Love towards God cannot be stained by the emotion of envy or jealousy: contrariwise, it is the more fostered, in proportion as we conceive a greater number of men to be joined to God by the same bond of love.   --Ethics Geometrically Demonstrated https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Ethics_%28Spinoza_book%29