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Jochi
Jochi (, "Zu'qi"; ; ; ; also spelled Djochi, Jöchi and Juchi; c. 1182– February 1227) was a Mongolian army commander who was the eldest son of Genghis Khan, and presumably one of the four sons by his principal wife Börte, though issues concerning his paternity followed him throughout his life. An accomplished military leader, he participated in his father's conquest of Central Asia, along with his brothers and uncles.
Early life.
There is some question as to Jochi's
. The Bulgar state had been weakened by these conquests.
Battle.
During the mopping-up operations of the Mongols on the Dnieper, a messenger arrived from the Great Khan ordering Subutai and Jebe to return to the Volga river, locate Jochi and return with him to Mongolia.
According to historian John Chambers, ""The delayed arrival of the reinforcements which were at last advancing towards the Volga and the absence of Jochi from a preliminary briefing with his father had not been due to illness. Jochi was an