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Dates

b. 1215

Capsule Bio

Gansukh was born and raised on the steppes, a masterful archer and skilled hunter. His clan served in Chagatai Khan’s retinue, enforcing Mongol rule in central Asia. Gansukh served with distinction at the siege of Kozelsk. He is also known for enforcing the law and keeping the various tribes and clans from fighting each other. He earned a reputation for being fair and honest.

Recently, Chagatai Khan gave Gansukh a special assignment: go to Karakorum and keep watch over Ögedei Khan's drinking habits. Fairly innocent of the ways of court, he finds his assignment chafing and claustrophobic (being inside buildings doesn't help). He is a warrior of the steppes; to Ögedei, he is a symbol of the Mongol spirit that has been lost.

His name means “steel axe.”

Mentions

• The Khan of Khans - Chapter 2, The Mongoliad
• This Is How My Father Hunted - Chapter 6, The Mongoliad
• The Needs of the Empire - Chapter 10, The Mongoliad
• To Save The Empire - Chapter 15, The Mongoliad
• The Needs of Men - Chapter 18, The Mongoliad
• Naked, Upon the Steppes - Chapter 18b, The Mongoliad
• To The Place of The Cliff - Chapter 23, The Mongoliad
• Pillow Fight - Chapter 29, The Mongoliad
• Lian's Dagger - Chapter 30, The Mongoliad
• Munokhoi's Folly - Chapter 34, The Mongoliad
• Seeking Spirits - Chapter 40, The Mongoliad
• The Frog And The Stone - Chapter 42, The Mongoliad
• In The Shadow of Burqan-qaldun - Chapter 43, The Mongoliad
• The Gift of the Spirits - Chapter 45, The Mongoliad
• The Night of the Fish Gutter - Chapter 45b, The Mongoliad
• A Day of Rest - Chapter 46, The Mongoliad
• To Eternal Glory - Chapter 46b, The Mongoliad
• Mongol-a-Mongol - Chapter 47, The Mongoliad
• The Frantic Heart of the Caged Bird - Chapter 49, The Mongoliad
• The Cave of the Great Bear - Chapter 49b, The Mongoliad
• Forest Spirits - Chapter 55, The Mongoliad
• Plans, Gone Awry - Chapter 56, The Mongoliad
• A Tree Has Many Branches - Epilogue, The Mongoliad