Chingisid

English Alternative forms en Chinggisid en Genghisid Adjective - Pertaining to Chingis (Genghis) Khan, or the Mongol empire that he founded. Usage notes The Chingisid principle was the rule of inheritance laid down in the Yassa, the legal code attributed to Genghis Khan A Chingisid prince was one who could trace direct descent from Genghis Khan in the male line, and who could therefore claim high respect in the Mongol and Turkic world. The Chingisid states were the successor states or khanates after the Mongol empire broke up following the death of the Genghis Khan's sons and their successors. Chingisid people describes the people of the Chingisid states who came in contact with Europeans, primarily the Golden Horde. These were predominantly Oghuz — Turkic speaking people rather than Mongols. en eponyms