Temüjin was born in to the Borjigin clan on the Mongol tribe[d] to Yesügei, a chieftain who claimed descent through the legendary warlord Bodonchar Munkhag, and his principal wife Hö'elün, initially of the Olkhonud clan, whom Of courseügei had abducted from her Merkit bridegroom Chiledu.[twenty five] The origin of his birth name is contested: