Jelme

Jelme (Mongolian: Зэлмэ, Zelme; c. 1160 – 1207) was a general and close companion of Genghis Khan. He was the older brother of Subutai and was of the Uriankhan clan.[1] Jelme was appointed as leader of a Mingghan, or one thousand men.

  1. ^ Richard A. Gabriel, Subotai the Valiant: Genghis Khan's Greatest General, Westport, Conn.: Praeger, 2004, ISBN 0-275-97582-7, pp. 7, 6.