The Secret History of the Mongols
Introduction by Christopher P. Atwood
Translated by Christopher P. Atwood
Introduction by Christopher P. Atwood
Translated by Christopher P. Atwood
Category: Poetry | Historical Fiction | Classic Fiction | Fairy Tales
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$20.00
Sep 26, 2023 | ISBN 9780241197912
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Praise
“A spectacular text and a wonderful edition”
—Peter Frankopan, author of The Earth Transformed: An Untold History
Table Of Contents
Acknowledgements
Introduction
1. The Influence of the Secret History and its Preservation
2. The World of the Secret History
3. Date and Authorship
4. Title, Genre, Composition
5. Mongolian Terms and their Translation
Note on Spellings and Pronunciation
Note on Chapter, Sub-chapter and Section Divisions
Figures
Maps
THE SECRET HISTORY OF THE MONGOLS
1: The Origin of Chinggis Khan
2: The Youth of Chinggis Khan
3: The Early Battles of Chinggis Khan
4: Chinggis Khan and Ong Khan
5: Completing the Unification of Mongolia
6: The New Regime
7: The Foreign Conquests
8: The Reign of Ökodei Khann
Colophon
Afterword: The Transmission and Translation ofthe Secret History
Appendix A: Alternative Mouse Year Theories and the Question of the Secret History’s Unity
Appendix B: Socio-political Organization of the Pre-Chinggisid Mongols
Appendix C: The New Aristocracy under Chinggis Khan
Appendix D: Chronologies of the Foreign Conquests
Bibliography
Notes
Glossary of Names
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