Jaghun

Jaghun

Jaghun was a mongol company of 100 men, created by Genghis Khan.

A bound of loyalty linked the Captains of the various other units. Along with Jaghun (100 men) there was also Arban (10 men), Mingghan (1,000 men), and Tumen (10,000 men). There was also another unit composed of Body Guards for Ghengis Khan. Essentially Ghengis Khan's was comprised of a left, right, a center, and the reserves.

References

Turnbull, Stephen. Ghengis Khan & the Mongol Conquests 1190-1400. 1st. New York: Osprey Publishing, 2003.


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