Queen Anu
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Queen Anu or Lady Anu was grand-daughter of Ochirtu Secen Khan
of Khoshuud
and the spouse of first Sengge
and then Galdan Boshughtu Khan of Dzungaria
. She heroically died saving her husband from enemy encirclement during the battle at Zuunmod at the river Terelj in 1696.
Ochirtu Khan
Ochirtu Khan was a nephew of Güshi Khan and a leader of the Khoshut tribe of the Lake Zaisan area. Ochirtu Khan was killed in battle by the Dzungar forces of his son-in-law, Galdan Boshugtu Khan....
of Khoshuud
Khoshuud
The Khoshut are one of the four major tribes of the Oirat people. Originally, Khoshuuds were one of the Khorchin tribes in southeastern Mongolia, but in mid 15th century they migrated to western Mongolia to become an ally of oirats to counter central Mongolian military power...
and the spouse of first Sengge
Sengge
Sengge was a Choros-Oirat prince and the successor to his father Erdeni Batur as ruler of the Dzungar Khanate. Sengge ruled the Dzungar state from 1653 until his murder in 1671 by his two older half-brothers Tseten and Tsobda Batur...
and then Galdan Boshughtu Khan of Dzungaria
Dzungaria
Dzungaria, also called Zungaria, is a geographical region in northwest China corresponding to the northern half of Xinjiang. It covers approximately , lying mostly within Xinjiang, and extending into western Mongolia and eastern Kazakhstan...
. She heroically died saving her husband from enemy encirclement during the battle at Zuunmod at the river Terelj in 1696.
Further reading
- Zlatkin, Ilia Iakovlevich (1964). История Джунгарского ханства, 1635-1758. (History of the Jungarian Khanate, 1635-1758 ).
- B. Rinchen. Lady Anu. Ulaanbaatar 1975.
- J. Purev. Manan budan. Ulaanbaatar 1988.