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'''Jaghatai Khan''' was [[primarch]] is the missing Primarch of the [[White Scars Space Marine Legion]] Marines Chapter. He went missing with the entire First Brotherhood of the [[White Scars]]. Most while chasing after a cabal of Dark Eldar near the records about him are from Warp rift called the White Scars, and as such can be subject to variety and unreliabilityMaelstrom.¹

To It is said that after being mysteriously transported from Terra through the Warp by the west Ruinous Powers of Chaos, Khan landed on a planet in the Segmentum Pacificus named by the Palatine's empire was Imperium, Mundus Planus, or as the Empty Quarternative population called it, Chogoris. It is a barren grassland fertile world with little resourceswide, open, green plains and as such was never invadedtall, white mountains and blue seas. It was home At the time of the Great Crusade, the Chogoran or Planan people had managed to wandering tribes of vicious horsemen who fought each other for restore their ancestral lands. The Palatine would sometimes lead forces in technological level to capture slaves or merely one similar to hunt the tribesmen for funpike-and-shot level of the late Renaissance on ancient Terra. Khan's legacy began here. He The dominant empire was found by Ong Khan, leader a well organized feudal aristocracy which had conquered most of a small tribe, who saw the Primarch as a gift from the gods. It is said he had a fire in his eyesplanet with well equipped and highly disciplined armies, the sign maintaining armored horsemen and tight blocks of a great warriorpike and arquebus-armed infantry. He Their leader was hated by the other tribes because Palatine, and he won all of his ability to see beyond the constant warfare on the steppesbattles with this great army.¹

It is said To the west of the most influential moment in his life Palatine's empire was the slaying of his father by the rival Kurayed tribe. KhanEmpty Quarter, even as a young childbarren grassland with few resources, and as such it was never invaded by the greatest warrior Palatine's armies. It was home to wandering tribes of vicious horsemen who fought each other for their ancestral lands. The Palatine would sometimes lead forces into the tribe and gathered troops Empty Quarter to capture slaves or merely to avenge hunt the death tribesmen for fun. Khan's legacy began here. He was found by Ong Khan, leader of his father. They moved on the Kurayed a small tribe and razed it to called the groundTalaskars, killing every manwho saw the young Primarch as a gift from the gods. It is said he had a fire in his eyes, woman and child in the sign of a killing frenzygreat warrior. Khan took He was hated by the head other tribes because of his ability to see beyond the enemy tribe leader and mounted it constant warfare on his tent. This is what shaped him into the steppes to a man vision of fierce honour, loyalty and ruthlessness. From then on he swore to end the fighting, unite unity for all the people downtrodden peoples of the steppes and bring an end to brother fighting brotherEmpty Quarter.¹

He fought hundreds It is said the most influential moment in Jaghatai's life was the slaying of battles against other tribes and defeated hunting packs sent his adopted father by Palatinethe rival Kurayed tribe. Each tribe they conquered Khan, even as a young child, was absorbed into the Talaskars greatest warrior of the tribe and he made military service mandatory while splitting tribes up gathered Talaskar troops to avenge the death of his father. They moved on the Kurayed tribe and merging them with others razed it to remove tribal differencesthe ground, killing every man, woman and child in a killing frenzy. Khan took the head of the enemy tribe leader and mounted it on his tent. His warriors were fiercely loyal to This is what shaped him into a man of fierce honor, loyalty and ruthlessness. From then on, he promoted from swore to end the fighting, unite all the people of the ranks based on merit steppes and abilitybring an end to their practive of brother fighting brother.¹

Khan fought hundreds of battles against other tribes and defeated hunting packs sent by the Palatine. Each tribe the Talaskars conquered was absorbed into the Talaskar confederacy and Jaghatai made military service mandatory while splitting tribes up and merging them with others to remove and ameliorate tribal differences and long-standing feuds. His warriors were fiercely loyal and Khan promoted from the ranks based on merit and ability. Ten summers later after his arrival on the world, as the tribe moved to their winter settlements, the Primarch was travelling traveling on a mountainside with a group of his followers. A vast avalanche pushed him and his group back down the mountain, killing the normal men. Jaghatai survived, but could not get back up the mountain in time before the tribe moved on. Khan was caught by one of the Palatine's hunting bandbands lead by the son of that ruler. All that returned of that band was one mutilated rider with the head of the son of Palatine (who had accompanied the hunting band) and a note saying that the people of the steppes were not no longer his toys any more.¹

When the snows cleared, an enraged Palatine gathered a massive army and determined to march west to wipe the tribes from the face of the planet. He had , however , underestimated the power and ability of Khan and brought his usual highly -disciplined army of heavily armoured armored warriorsand arquebusiers. This proved to be his downfall as they could not catch the lightly armoured armored Talaskar tribesmen. The constant rain of arrows from the tribesmen took their toll on the tight ranks of the Palatine's warriors. Eventually the tribesmen defeated the army of the Palatine, who escaped back to his capital with a select few bodyguards. The rest of the army was slaughtered, almost to the last man. After the battle, the tribal elders gathered and announced that Jaghatai Khan was now Great Khan of the whole landEmpty Quarter .¹

Khan now began the long process of conquering the rest of the planet, which possessed only a single continent. He gave those cities he besieged two choices, to surrender or be wiped out. Most surrendered, but many were destroyed, utterly wiped from the face of the planet. Eventually they came to the palace Palace of the Palatine, where he demanded the head of the Palatine on a spike. His request was obliged and he by the capital city's population, which turned on its own ruler to save their own lives from the fierce tribesmen. Jaghatai Khan adorned his tent with his greatest conquest's head, just as he had with his first enemy two decades before.¹

In only twenty years he had conquered the largest empire in the his world's history. He now had the problems of ruling the that empire, not something he had originally wantedexpected. His nomadic people had no wish to rule these new , settled lands, only to carry on living in the their old ways. The Talaskar people dispersed back to a tribal existence and Khan ruled over them all with his generals by his side.¹

Six months later, the [[Emperor of Mankind|Emperor]] arrived on the world as part of the Great Crusade and Khan knew at once that this man could fulfil fulfill his dream , to unite all of the stars above them and all of humanity in one mighty empire. In front of all of his generals, he dropped to one knee and pledged his service to the Emperor. He was given command of the fifth legion V Legion of the Space Marines, the White Scars, who had been created from his own genetic material. Khan eventually grew close to Lion El'Jonson, the Primarch of the Dark Angels, and his Marines would work in conjunction with the Dark Angels on many occasions.¹

==Horus The Heresy==The forces of Khan were present on [[Terra]] during the siege of the Emperor's palace. They recaptured one of the major space ports from Chaos to halve the reinforcements they could land on the planet. It is said that the Khan was leading his warriors from the top of a [[Razorback]], a sight which became a tale that has been told in awe ever since.{{Cite This}}

==Post Heresy==After The White Scars were present on Terra during the Heresy, Khan went on a crusade to rescue siege of the warriors captured Imperial Palace by the [[Dark Eldar]]traitorous forces of Chaos. During The White Scars recaptured one battle, it was reported of the major space ports of Terra from Chaos so that Loyalist reinforcements could land on the planet. It is said that the Khan was sucked into leading his warriors from the top of a [[Warp]] portal to fight for all eternity. This may be trueRazorback, but it is more likely a sight which became a tale that his ship was lost has been told in the Warpawe ever since, as that region of space was known to be dangerousacross ten millennia.¹

==TriviaPost-Heresy==Jaghatai Khan's background and history is strongly reminiscent of [[wikipedia:Genghis Khan|Genghis Khan]] and how he united the warring Mongolian tribes and led them to conquer an empire which stretched from the western coast of Asia to eastern Europe. Like Jaghatai Khan, the Mongolians made use of fast, hit and run strikes from horseback to outmanoeuvre heavier armoured soldiers.

[[wikipedia:Chagatai After the Heresy, Khan went on a crusade to rescue Imperial warriors captured by the Dark Eldar. During one battle, it was reported that Khan|Chagatai]] was also sucked into a Warp portal near the Warp rift called the Maelstorm to fight for all eternity. This tale may be true, but it is more likely that his ship was lost in the name Warp, as that region of one of Genghis Khan's sonsspace was known to be deadly.

==SourcesMongol==*¹:[[Index Astartes I]] - Lightning Attack (White Scars)

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