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Jebe (or Jebei, Mongolian: Зэв, Zev ; birth

name: Zurgadai, Mongolian: Зургаадай) (died 1225) was one of the

prominent Noans (generals) of !enghis "han# $e belonged to the %es&d 'lan, part of 

the ai'h&d tribe, whi'h was at the time of !enghis "han &nder arg&dai "hirilt&gs leadership#

*n 12+1, d&ring the %attle of the hirteen ides, !enghis "han was wo&nded b an arrow to

the ne'-# $is loal s&bordinate, .elme, 'ared for him# /fter the battle (whi'h !enghis "han had

won), he as-ed the defeated to re0eal who shot his horse in the ne'- (e&phemiing his own

in3&r as his horses in an apparent attempt to 'on'eal his in3&r, or possibl to pre0ent false

'onfessions)# 4&rgadai is said to ha0e 0ol&ntaril 'onfessed that he shot him and not his horse,

and f&rther said, that if !enghis "han desired to -ill him, it was his 'hoi'e, b&t if he wo&ld let

him li0e, he wo&ld ser0e him loall# !enghis "han, in his own &s&al '&stom, highl 0al&ed

honest and loalt in his soldiers and so, in the traditions of nomadi' 'hi0alr, pardoned him

and praised him on this a''o&nt# $e then ga0e 4&rgadai a new name, .ebe, whi'h means both

arrow and r&st in Mongolian#

.ebe be'ame one of the best and most loal 'ommanders of  !enghis "han in later 'on&ests#

$is abilit as a general p&ts him on the le0el of  &b&tai baat&r#

 /fter .ebe s'ored 0i'tories o0er "&'hl&g of "ara6"hitan, !enghis "han, tho&gh glad of his

generals 0i'tor, was said to be 'on'erned, not -nowing if .ebe wo&ld see- greater ambition at

his e7pense and rebel against him# 8hen word of this rea'hed .ebe, he immediatel ret&rned

to where !enghis "han was and offered 1++ white horses (the same -ind of horsethat !enghis "han was riding when .ebe wo&nded him) as a sign of loalt# $e ne0er do&bted

.ebe again#

$e had made a legendar raid aro&nd the 9aspian ea where he and &b&tai defeated

the "ie0an &s and 9&mans at the %attle of the "al-a i0er # his pre'eded the 'on&est

of "ie0an &s, and he li-el died on his ret&rn from the 'on&ests of the "ie0an &s# $e left

an indelible mar- on histor with his 'on&ests in 9hina, the 'on&est of  9entral /sia, and

into &rope at "ie0 and the &s#