Tsu - tsu The Tsu - tsu ( or " Tsu - Tsu " ) were a tribe of the Plain of Horses in the Hordelands . They were one of the three major tribes of the plain , alongside the Fankiang and the Kashghun . Language . As one of the major tribes of the Plain of Horses , the Tsu - tsu spoke their own dialect of Chuchian , called " Tsu - tsu " . Territory . Tsu - tsu territory stretched from the base of the Chigidi Mountains in the north , to the Shou Lung province of Chukei in the east , and to the Kashghun territory in the west . Its southern tip met the northern end of the Dragonwall . Society . The Tsu - tsu tribe were semi - nomadic , spending most of their year on the steppes , where they herded sheep and cattle , before returning to their villages or the city of Jugicha . Thus , each Tsu - tsu family had two homes : tents in the summer and brick houses in the winter . They were considered to be among the top hunters and fishermen of the Plain of Horses , as well as superb herders and producers of livestock . They were proficient in breeding horse s , and were the only tribe in the area to breed pigs . In Jugicha , the Tsu - tsu maintained a number of temples staffed by lama s , for the various faiths known in the Plain of Horses . At least one of the Tsu - tsu , Aghul Balai , was a follower of the Way . History . The Tsu - tsu tribe were born when a band of rebels split from the Fankiang city of Li - Raz around the mid - 800s DR . They desired to found their own community , which developed into Jugicha . This triggered a realignment of the " hsing " ( clans ) , of the Plain of Horses , ultimately giving rise to the Tsu - tsu . Around the mid - 1200s DR , the Tsu - tsu sought to conquer the Fankiang in Li - Raz . To this end , they made a treaty with the Kashghun and allied against the Fankiang , proposing they assault them from opposite sides . Although the Tsu - tsu attacked the Fankiang from the north , the Kashghun changed their mind . The Tsu - tsu were forced to withdraw . " Circa " 1337 DR , the " qaghan " ( ruler ) of the Tsu - tsu was Shajji Ghoiji . Ghoiji ' s government was corrupt and fell into chaos and finally rebellion . Ghoiji ' s " apa qaghan " , his assistant and brother Shajji Hoijarek stepped in , gathering capable advisors to his side and becoming " qaghan " in his place . Over the next two decades , Hoijarek worked to reestablish order in Jugicha and revive Tsu - tsu prosperity . He welded the Tsu - tsu together by holding a strong front against the Fankiang and Li - Raz . When Fankiang raiders killed Hoijarek ' s own wife and children , all the Tsu - tsu swore a vow of vengeance with him . Hoijarek also conquered a number of lesser neighboring tribes by slaying their livestock and poisoning their water supplies to force them to submit to the Tsu - tsu . In 1357 DR , Hoijarek hatched a scheme to lure the Fankiang into a trap . He ordered forty camel s be stained white and left to graze a day ' s ride west of Li - Raz , where they would inevitably be spotted by Fankiang scouts or herdsmen . Tsu - tsu horsemen then lay in wait to ambush any Fankiang who came to round up these apparently valuable beasts . In 1359 DR , Aghul Balai of the Tsu - Tsu was among the teachers , magical advisors , and agents of Second Empress Bayalun of the Tuigan at Quaraband . Aghul sought to convert Bayalun to the Way . Government . The ruler , or " qaghan " , of the Tsu - tsu around 1357 DR was Shajji Hoijarek . The " qaghan " ruled from the city of Jugicha . Relations . The Tsu - tsu and the Fankiang were bitter enemies since the failed conquest in the mid – 13th century DR , but they maintained an uneasy peace in 1357 DR . Similarly , the treaty between the Tsu - tsu and the Kashghun was still in place after the abandoned alliance , yet had no real significance .