# Hotula Khan

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{{Infobox royalty
| name         = Hotula Khan<br>{{MongolUnicode|ᠬᠤᠲᠤᠯ ᠬᠠᠨ|lang=mn|font-size=1em|style=middle}}
| title        = [Khan](/source/Khan_(title)) of [Khamag Mongol](/source/Khamag_Mongol) confederation
| succession   = 3rd [Khan](/source/Khan_(title)) of the [Khamag Mongol](/source/Khamag_Mongol)
| predecessor  = [Ambaghai](/source/Ambaghai)
| successor    = [Yesugei](/source/Yesugei)
| reign        = 1156 – 1161
| birth_date   = {{circa|1111}}
| issue        = Atlan <br> Jochi
| era dates    = [12th Century](/source/12th_Century)
| house        = [Borjigin](/source/Borjigin)
| father       = [Khabul Khan](/source/Khabul_Khan)
| religion     = [Tengrism](/source/Tengrism)
| birth_place  = [Mongolian Plateau](/source/Mongolian_Plateau)
| death_date   = {{circa|1161}} <br> (aged 49–50)
| death_place  = Mongolian Plateau
}}

'''Hotula Khan''' or '''Qutula Khan''' ([Traditional Mongolian](/source/Mongolian_script):{{MongolUnicode|ᠬᠤᠲᠤᠯ<br>ᠬᠠᠨ}}; {{zh|c=忽都剌罕}};) ({{Circa}} 1111 – 1161) was a [Khan](/source/Khan_(title)) of [Khamag Mongol](/source/Khamag_Mongol), a son of [Khabul Khan](/source/Khabul_Khan), and thus a great-uncle of [Genghis Khan](/source/Genghis_Khan), and the nephew of [Khaduli Barlas](/source/Khaduli_Barlas) who was the ancestor of the [Barlas](/source/Barlas) [Mongol](/source/Mongols) clan, where [Central Asia](/source/Central_Asia)n conqueror [Timur](/source/Timur) originated and founded the [Timurid Empire](/source/Timurid_Empire).

== Life ==
Most of his life is described in ''[The Secret History of the Mongols](/source/The_Secret_History_of_the_Mongols)'' and ''[Jami' al-tawarikh](/source/Jami'_al-tawarikh)''. The fifth son of his father,<ref>{{cite book |author = Rashīd al-Dīn Ṭabīb |author-link = Rashid al-Din Hamadani |title = Rashiduddin Fazlullah's Jamiʻuʼt-tawarikh |trans-title = Compendium of chronicles |title-link = Jami' al-tawarikh |translator-last = Thackston |translator-first = W. M. |year = 1998 |publisher = Harvard University, Dept. of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations |location = Cambridge, Mass. |pages = 127–131 |language = en |oclc = 41120851 }}</ref> he was described as brave and a courageous ruler. He pursued alliance with the [Keraits](/source/Keraites), namely [Toghrul](/source/Toghrul) against Tatars and [Jin Dynasty](/source/Jin_dynasty_(1115%E2%80%931234)). He pillaged the Tatars in retaliation of [Ambaghai](/source/Ambaghai) and his own brother, Ökin Barkak's kidnapping and execution, along with his nephews Qadaan Taishi and [Yesugei](/source/Yesugei). Despite the fact that the Mongols thirteen times clashed with the Tatar leaders Qoton Baraq and Jali Buqa, they did not manage to achieve a decisive advantage. He was ambushed after returning from his raid by [Dörben tribe](/source/D%C3%B6rbet_Oirat) and was assumed dead by Yesugei and his kinsmen. He later died fighting the [Tatars](/source/Tatars), who were aided by Jin Dynasty in 1161.<ref>{{cite book |last=Sanders |first = Alan J. K. |url = https://books.google.com/books?id=UGwvDwAAQBAJ |title = Historical Dictionary of Mongolia |date=2017-08-25 |publisher = Rowman & Littlefield |isbn=978-1-5381-0227-5 |page = 7 |language=en }}</ref>

== Legacy ==
No Mongol emerged as khan after him until [Genghis Khan](/source/Genghis_Khan). His nephew [Yesugei](/source/Yesugei) only supervised the [Khamag Mongol](/source/Khamag_Mongol)s until his death in 1171. He had two sons - Jochi and Altan. According to ''[The Secret History of the Mongols](/source/The_Secret_History_of_the_Mongols)'', Altan denied requests for succeeding his father and submitted to Genghis Khan.<ref>{{cite book |last=Waley |first=Arthur |url = https://books.google.com/books?id=WIz5vdjhAvUC |title = The Secret History of the Mongols: And Other Pieces |date=2013-05-13 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-136-74824-0 |page = 269 |language=en }}</ref>

== References ==
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{{S-hou|[House of Borjigin](/source/Borjigin)}}
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{{S-bef
| before = [Ambaghai](/source/Ambaghai)
}}
{{S-ttl
| title = [Khan](/source/List_of_Mongol_Khans) of the [Khamag Mongol](/source/Khamag_Mongol)
| years = 1156–1161
}}
{{S-aft
| after = [Yesugei](/source/Yesugei) (de facto)
}}
{{s-end}}

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