Erdenebaatar
Khungtaidschi Batur (actually Qotoqocin Erdeni Ba'atur Qungtayiji, † 1653) (reigned 1634-1653 ) was a prince ( Tayiji, Taidschi etc. ) of the Oirat, who founded the Dschungarenreich to 1640/3.
Policy
The son of Khara- Khulas of the Khoros was faced with a changing political situation of the Oirat Confederation. The Torghuud under Khu Urluk were drawn to the Ural River and the Dörböd had migrated similarly to them. The threat of Khalka Mongols had abated. Partly by the common success Khara- Khulas and other Oiratenführer, partly by the rise of the Manchus, which the majority of Mongols leader subordinated themselves
Khungtaidschi Batur now aimed at a restoration of the Oirat confederation under his leadership and sought simultaneously to create a counterweight to the Manchus. He dominated the prince meeting on Imil River ( in the Dschungarei ) 1640th Among others, also Khu Urluk of the Torghuud with his sons Daichin and Elden and also the Khalka Mongols, as the Chechen Khan Soloj (also: Shului, 1577-1655 ) and the Tüsiyetü Khan Gombodorz (also: Gömbodorji, 1594-1655 ) on a common policy were interested against the Manchus. Altogether there were forty-four princes. They agreed, inter alia, to on a common law. Since that time, Khungtaidschi Batur association known as Dzungars, ie as the left wing ( Jüün Ghar ), possibly because the date to the left wing belonging Mongol tribes (including the Chakhar ) were placed under the Manchus and this designation was no longer worthy. The cohesion was not permanent: Khundelen Tayiji (d. 1648) of the Khoshuud and Dayan Ombo Tayiji of the Dörböd itself did not want to subordinate and moved some years later to the upper reaches of the Ural River to avoid a feared attack Khungtaidschi Batur. And the Khalka had ultimately no interest to the non- Dschingisiden Khungtaidschi Batur subordinate.
Khungtaidschi Batur could be 1636/38 build with Qubak - Saryan a capital stone, namely on Imil the later Chuguchak (also: Tarbagatai ). It was divided into different districts for different population groups and surrounded by a 6 foot wall, but initially housed only about 300 people. There were also fixtures with four Chinese cannons, a monastery and the settlement of farmers to supply. But after his death, the city declined. The prince remained beyond the Ili or in the region south-west of Khovd on. Complementing the nomadic lifestyle he promoted agriculture and trade, for example, with the Russian cities in Siberia ( Tobolsk, Tyumen, Tara, Tomsk ).
The prince was like most Oiratenfürsten a follower of Buddhism. His title Khungtaidschi Batur had been bestowed upon him by the Dalai Lama, because he supported about 1638 along with Gushri Khan of the Khoshuud the Yellow Church.
To the west Khungtaidschi Batur took action against the Kazakhs. In his first campaign in 1635 he was able to Jahangir, son of Khan Ishim ( Yesim, reg. 1598-1628/35 ) capture, but somehow escaped. 1643/44 Jahangir ( mglw. still using the Khoshuud Guide Ablai Tayiji and Uchirtu Secen ) was attacked again and lost two tribes on the Dzungars. But he returned the favor with a surprise attack, in which 600 partly equipped with firearms Kazakhs destroyed one-fifth of Khungtaidschi Batur's army. Because he felt the lack of support by the Khoshuud 1643/44 as a betrayal, Khungtaidschi Batur making plans against them, which has been known to forsake Khundelen and Ablay Tayiji a result and a repeat of the attack on the Kazakhs prevented obvious. Ablay sought against Khungtaidschi Batur even backing from Moscow, which promised him a department Musketeers.
Khungtaidschi Batur rose about 1640 and parallel to the Russians at the tribute on the Yenisei Kirghiz.