Middle+Ages+Letter

November 9, 1220

Dear Genghis Khan,

As one of your soldiers I was writing to you because I knew your birthday was coming up and I wanted to wish you the best. I understand that you have had many rough adventures in your lifetime and I wanted to congratulate you for each moment of it. I have never heard of a ruler who defeated so many people or empires. I always wanted to know how you escaped from being taken prisoner by the Taichi’uts. It must take a lot of intelligence and planning to be able to escape from imprisonment. I heard your wife had been captured by the Merkits from a good friend of mine. I did hear that you stole her back with the aid of Toghril and another Mongol ruler chieftain called Jamuka. I learned about most of this after you had become ruler and received your title of Genghis Khan. I helped fight against Ong-Khan in the second battle in 1203. That happened many years ago and I remember he fled off to the west where the Naimans killed him and we absorbed his people called the Kereits. I knew this was not the end of your quest to take down other enemies. Soon you went on to attack the Tanguts, KÜCHLÜG the Naiman, Sultan Muhammad, and many more. The most recent event, which is when you attacked and captured Termez, seemed like an easy accomplishment. It is almost exactly like it was yesterday because it was earlier in this year’s autumn. Carry on with your plans and good luck with them. I hope your birthday turns out to be a good day.

Sincerely, Jeffrey Meyers