The Chiefs, Who Are The Pillars Of Majesty And Props Of
The Empire, Represented That His Majesty's Proposal To Invest
His Son,
during his own lifetime, with Imperial authority, was not in accordance
with the precedents and Institutes (Yasa) of
The World-conquering
Padshah Chinghiz Khan; but still they would consent to execute a solemn
document, securing the Kaanship to Chimkin, and pledging themselves to
lifelong obedience and allegiance to him. It was, however, the Divine Fiat
that the intended successor should predecease him who bestowed the
nomination.... The dignitaries of the Empire then united their voices in
favour of TEIMUR, the son of Chimkin."
Teimur, according to the same authority, was the third son of Chimkin; but
the eldest, Kambala, squinted; the second, Tarmah (properly Tarmabala
for Dharmaphala, a Buddhist Sanskrit name) was rickety in constitution;
and on the death of the old Kaan (1294) Teimur was unanimously named to
the Throne, after some opposition from Kambala, which was put down by the
decided bearing of the great soldier Bayan. (Schmidt, p. 399; De
Mailla, IX. 424; Gaubil, 203; Wassaf, 46.)
[The Rev. W. S. Ament (Marco Polo in Cambaluc, p. 106), makes the
following remarks regarding this young prince (Chimkin): "The historians
give good reasons for their regard for Chen Chin. He had from early years
exhibited great promise and had shown great proficiency in the military
art, in government, history, mathematics, and the Chinese classics. He was
well acquainted with the condition and numbers of the inhabitants of
Mongolia and China, and with the topography and commerce of the Empire
(Howorth). He was much beloved by all, except by some of his father's own
ministers, whose lives were anything but exemplary.
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