Tolui (c. 1191 – 1232) was a prominent general and prince of the early Mongol Empire. The fourth son of Genghis Khan and his first wife Börte, Tolui came to prominence in 1221 during the Mongol invasion of the Khwarazmian Empire—contemporary chroniclers claimed that his army killed more than three million people while capturing Merv and Nishapur in Khorasan. While modern historians consider this figure exaggerated, Tolui's campaign was undoubtedly brutal. A candidate to inherit his father's empire, Tolui was passed over in favour of his brother Ögedei; Tolui served as regent between Genghis's death in 1227 and Ögedei's coronation in 1229. He was instrumental in subduing the Chinese Jin dynasty, before dying in mysterious circumstances in 1232—explanations range from his self-sacrifice in a shamanic ritual to being poisoned by Ögedei. Led by his wife Sorghaghtani Beki, Tolui's family would become very influential—their sons Möngke and Kublai both acceded to the Mongol throne.

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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:

1940:

The superhero Captain America made his first published appearance in the comic book Captain America Comics #1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_America

1980:

NBC aired the American football match between the New York Jets and the Miami Dolphins without announcers. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Announcerless_game

1995:

Mandated by the Dayton Agreement that ended the Bosnian War, the NATO-led Implementation Force (troops pictured) began peacekeeping operations in Bosnia and Herzegovina. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Implementation_Force

1999:

Portugal transferred the sovereignty over Macau, which it had administered since the mid–16th century, to China. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macau

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wrath: 1. (uncountable, formal) Great anger; (countable) an instance of this. 2. (uncountable) Punishment, retribution, or vengeance resulting from anger; (countable) an instance of this. 3. (uncountable, obsolete) Great ardour or passion. 4. (transitive) 5. To anger (someone); to enrage. 6. To become angry with (someone). 7. (intransitive) To become angry. 8. (archaic or obsolete) Synonym of wroth (“full of anger; wrathful”) https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/wrath

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