In the mythic genealogies recorded for Buryat tradition, Zasa Mergen Baatar is presented as Han Hormasta's eldest son and a member of the sky/heaven household. He wins Sesegen Nogoon, daughter of Segeen Sebdeg, as his bride by successfully wrestling the three sons of Atai Ulaan—Sagaan Hasar Buhe, Shara Hasar Buhe, and Hara Hasar Buhe—and thereby (according to the account) transforming them into the three Sharaidai khan-s.
The sources explicitly describe Zasa Mergen Baatar as 'the tornado-god riding a brown hawk-horse.' No further consistent anthropomorphic or bodily details are provided in the cited summaries.
Sources identify him as the 'tornado-god,' linking him to tornados/whirlwinds. In narrative material cited, he engages in wrestling with the three sons of Atai Ulaan and by that contest obtains his bride; the account states that the wrestling episode resulted in the transformation of those opponents into the three Sharaidai khan-s. Comparative commentary in the Atai Ulaan material places him alongside other mythic wrestlers.
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- [1]Zasa Mergen Baatar (Wikipedia). "Zasa Mergen Baatar, in Buryat mythology, is the tornado-god riding a brown hawk-horse." "Han Hormasta's eldest son Zasa Mergen Baatar married Sesegen Nogoon the daughter of Segeen Sebdeg. He obtained her as his bride by successfully wrestling (and thereby transforming into the three Sharaidai khan-s) the three sons of Atai Ulaan : Sagaan Hasar Buhe, Shara Hasar Buhe, and Hara Hasar Buhe.","wiki
- [2]Atai Ulaan (Wikipedia). "Yaqob, Jacob, wrestled with the angel in like manner as did Zasa Mergen Baatar, Abarga Sesen, Loir Hara Lobsogoldoi, and the, Yonhoboi sisters of Loir Hara Lobsogoldoi."wiki
- [3]Wikidata: Zasa Mergen Baatar. Wikidata entry classification: "Turkic deity."other