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Baljuna Covenant

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The result was: scheduled for Today's featured article/October 2, 2023 by - Dank (push to talk) 22:34, 5 September 2023 (UTC)



The Baljuna Covenant was an oath sworn in mid-1203 AD by Temüjin—the future Genghis Khan—and the Baljunatu, a small group of companions. Temüjin, khan of the Mongols, had steadily risen in power through the late 12th century in the service of Toghrul, the khan of the Kereit tribe. However, Temüjin was betrayed by Toghrul in early 1203 and subsequently suffered a decisive defeat. He retreated to Baljuna, an unidentified body of water in south-eastern Mongolia, and amidst deprivations swore an oath of mutual fidelity with his companions. Not only did the Covenant promote Temüjin's ideals of social equality, but the oath-takers were themselves ethnically and culturally diverse—among their number were Tengrists like Temüjin, Christians, Muslims, and Buddhists. Three years later in 1206, Temüjin entitled himself Genghis Khan at a kurultai and honoured the Baljunatu with the highest distinctions of his new Mongol Empire.
 * Most recent similar article(s): Last on Mongol history was Franco-Mongol alliance more than a decade ago.
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 * Promoted: 17 July 2023
 * Reasons for nomination: Hasn't been an article on Mongol history at TFA for more than a decade; there'll be more with me around, but still.
 * Support as nominator. AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 11:44, 9 August 2023 (UTC)
 * Support. Gog the Mild (talk) 12:34, 9 August 2023 (UTC)
 * Support — Golden  talk 11:17, 17 August 2023 (UTC)
 * Support interesting. – John M Wolfson (talk • contribs) 18:48, 25 August 2023 (UTC)