Нурлан Канатбеков :
It is common among the Kazakhs to name a newborn after the place where he was born. Shyngys is the name given to Genghis Khan when he was born in the foothills of Mount Shyngys-tau (Shyngys is a mountain). In Kazakhstan, there are three closely located hills called Shyngystau, Shyngystai, and Khan-shyngys, and they are most likely dedicated to Shyngys Khan. 1). His birth name was Shyngys, and he was born in the foothills of Shyngys-tau (Shyngys is a mountain). 2). As a youth, he spent some time with his future bride in the Shyngystai area, and when he became famous, this area began to be called in his honor (Turkic nomads add affectionate prefixes to children's names: tai, tailak, bota, equating them with cute foals, female camels, etc.: Shyngys-tai). 3). Khan-Shyngys is the place where he was elevated to the rank of Khan. And when he became a proven and formidable ruler, he was nicknamed "Temir-Shyn" - "Hardened Steel."
Later historians began to confuse the idea that he was born Temurshin and then renamed Genghis Khan. It's not customary for nomads to change their names based on age, and the same name was never repeated twice in a family line until the seventh generation. Batu Khan was nicknamed "Saiyn-Khan" (Generous Khan).
P.S. The Kazakh tribes of Naiman, Konyrat, and Kerey still live in these areas.
"The Secret History of the Mongols" was written in 1230 in the Turkic script, with a predominance of Turkic words. The original is missing. I believe the original name of the newborn was Shyngys.
2026-08-12 01:47:17