Chinqai (, 1252), also known by his Sinicized name Tian Zhenhai (), was a Mongol statesman, scholar and politician in early Mongol Empire. He was a Nestorian and his ethnic origin was Kereit according to the History of Yuan, Uyghur according to Ata Malik Juvayni's Tarīkh-i Jahān-gushā (History of the World Conqueror), though some also argued that he could be an Öngüd.
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Chinqai (, 1252), also known by his Sinicized name Tian Zhenhai (), was a Mongol statesman, scholar and politician in early Mongol Empire. He was a Nestorian and his ethnic origin was Kereit according to the History of Yuan, Uyghur according to Ata Malik Juvayni's Tarīkh-i Jahān-gushā (History of the World Conqueror), though some also argued that he could be an Öngüd.
== Biography == He was born . His exact birthplace is unknown. He probably started his life as a merchant and a spy working for Temüjin. He participated in Battle of Khalakhaljid Sands and was part of Baljuna Covenant in 1203 and was later promoted to be ''ja'un commander and participated in the election of Genghis Khan in 1206. He was promoted to be cherbi (chamberlain) of kheshig in 1212. Simultaneously, he also became imperial yarguchi (arbitrator) assisting Shigi Qutuqu. He participated in Battle of Zhongdu and was awarded by the khan with lands in 1215.
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