Keraitとは 意味・読み方・使い方

The Keraits or Kereits (Mongolian: Хэрэйд ханлиг, Khereid hanlig; Kazakh: Керей) were a cluster of tribes in Central Asia, dominant in the area and, as allies of Genghis Khan, influential in the rise of the Mongol Empire. Converted to Nestorian Christianity in the 11th century, they were also a key example of prominent Christians among the Mongols. The leader of the clan, Toghrul, gained fame as far away as Europe for his battles with Muslims, and several women from the Kerait clan became influential women in the Mongol court. Sorghaghtani Beki, the younger daughter of Toghrul's brother Jakha Khambu, married a son of Genghis Khan, and their four sons, including Great Khans Kublai Khan and Mongke Khan, became prominent leaders of the Empire.