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Gender Feminine
Usage History, Medieval Mongolian
Scripts Бөртэ(Mongolian Cyrillic)
Other Forms FormsBorte, Bortei
Meaning & History
This was the name of the first wife of Temujin, better known as Genghis Khan, the founder of the Mongol Empire. Borte, or Börte, became the head of the first Court of Genghis Khan, and Grand Empress of his Empire.