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Baghatur is an old
Altaic term for a
warrior, a military commander, or an
epic hero. The word was introduced in the
Middle Ages to many non-Altaic languages by conquering
Turkic- and
Mongol-speaking nomads, and now exists in different forms such as the
Russian Богатырь (Bogatyr),
Bulgarian Богатир,
Polish (meaning hero),
Persian and
North Indian Bahadur, and
Georgian Bagatur. It is also preserved in the modern Turkic and Mongol languages as
Turkish Batur,
Tatar and
Kazakh Batır,
Uzbek Batyr and
Mongolian Baatar (as in
Ulaanbaatar) as well as in
Hungarian Bátor. Also cognate is the
Tibetan dpa' rtul or "warrior," as in th the
dpa' rtul sum cu of the Tibetan
Epic of Gesar.
Usage
The term was first used by the steppe peoples to the north and west of China as early as the seventh century. It is attested for the
Köktürk khanate in the eighth century, and among the
Bulgars of Danube Bulgaria in the ninth century. The word was common among the Mongols and became especially widespread, as an honorific title, in
Genghis Khan's
Mongol Empire in the 13th century; the title persisted in its successor-states, and later came to be adopted also as a
regnal title in the
ilkhanate, in
Timurid dynasties etc.
The term
Baghatur and its variants -
Bahadur,
Bagatur, or
Baghadur, has also been attested as a personal name belonging to several important historical figures, including:
- Yesugei, the father of Genghis Khan
- Baghatur Khagan, Khagan of the Khazars, c. 760.
- The Mongol general Subutai is referred to in the Secret History of the Mongols as ba'tur.
- Ilkhan Abu said took the name bahadur khan after defeating Uzbek khan of Golden Horde.
- Two Mughal emperors were named Bahadur Shah: Bahadur Shah I and Bahadur Shah Zafar II.
- Banda Singh Bahadur, great sikh warrior and general
- Stephen IX Báthory (1533-1586), Prince of Transylvania and King of Poland.
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