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.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tolui>
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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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Wiktionary's word of the day:
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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