Ejin River

The Amur, also known as the Black River, is a river that flows in Inner Asia.

History

In 1259, Möngke Khan's son Asutai marched with his Kheshig guards and commander Bayan to bring his late father's body to the Khans' burial site at Burkhan Khaldun so they could lay him to rest. While traversing beside the river, Asutai convinced Bayan to join both the Kheshig and the Mongolian Templars.

Behind the scenes

The Black River is never identified by any other name in the 2016 novel Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Tomb of the Khan, leaving it somewhat ambiguous as to what river it is intended to be, since there are two rivers flowing in northern China that have been historically called the "Black River". The first is the Amur, which flows in northeast China and forms most of its border with Russia, while the second is the Ejin River, which flows through Gansu and Inner Mongolia. The mention that the Tangghut soldier Chen Lun came from the Black River's valley indicates that the river in the novel is most likely intended to be the Ejin River.

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Hezhou-Ejina-Burkhan Khaldun

From the perspective of geographical distance, it is impossible for the Mongols to transport Mongke Khan, who died in Sichuan, to the northeast to Manchuria and then west to the Burhan Khaldun Mountains. It is only possible to directly cross the Ejina River to the north.

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Hezhou-Amur-Burkhan Khaldun

Appearances

• Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Tomb of the Khan