What is "khaidu"

The name Khaidu refers to more than one person:

• Khaidu (ruler), the early Mongol leader long before Mongol Empire.
• Kaidu or Qaidu, a grandson of Ögedei Khan.

Khaidu (c. 1040-1100) was a Mongol ruler from the Borjigin clan who was the great-great-grandson of Bodonchar Munkhag (c. 850-900). Khaidu's great-grandson was Khabul Khan (c. 1100-1148). Khabul Khan's great-grandson was Genghis Khan (1162-1227).