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Shigi Qutuqu (c. 1178 – 1260) was a high-ranking official during the early decades of the Mongol Empire. The adopted son of the empire's founderTemüjin (later titled Genghis Khan) and his wifeBörte, Shigi Qutuqu played an important role in the codification ofMongol law, serving with distinction as an administrator in northern China. He was brought up in Temüjin's household and was one of the first Mongols to become literate. TheSecret History exaggerates Shigi Qutuqu's role in the years after the empire's foundation, but he was nevertheless appointed to several high-ranking legal positions, in which he served during theMongol conquest of the Jin dynasty. He was the commander during the only Mongol defeat in thewestern campaign against Khwarazmia, being overcome byJalal al-Din at the 1221Battle of Parwan. Shigi Qutuqu continued his career as an official during the reign of his adopted brotherÖgedei Khan, Genghis's successor.(Full article...)

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Themasked trogon (Trogon personatus) is a species of bird in the family Trogonidae, thetrogons. Fairly common in humid highland forests in South America, mainly in theAndes and ontepuis, it is resident in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru and Venezuela. It is a mid-sized trogon, averaging 27 centimetres (11 in) in length and 56 grams (2.0 oz) in mass. Like all members of its family, it displayssexual dimorphism. The male has upperparts, head and upper chest of variously green or reddish-bronze colouring, with a red belly and lower breast, while the female is brown above, with a pinkish to red belly and breast. Like all trogons, it feeds on both fruits and insects. It makes its nest by excavating into the soft wood of a rotting vertical tree trunk. This masked trogon of the subspeciesT. p. temperatus (the highland trogon) was photographed at San Isidro Lodge near Cosanga inNapo Province, Ecuador.

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