[1] She acted as Regent of the territories in China proper conquered by her father after he withdrew to the Mongolian Plateau in 1215.
In 1206, the Ongud allies of Genghis Khan attended his great Kurultai and brought gifts from their lands.
This gave Genghis Khan a foothold beyond the Gobi Desert, where many sedentary kingdoms of large populations were located.
Though Genghis planned on the widescale killing of male Onguds in retaliation, Alakhai persuaded him to only punish the murderers of her husband.
[2]: 69 She was also left in charge of the territories in China proper conquered by her father after he withdrew back to the Mongolian Plateau in 1215.