The secret history of the Mongols /
Born poor into a world of dangers and hardships, Chinggis (or Genghis) Khan would grow up to unify Mongolia and conquer a vast empire stretching from modern-day Beijing to Baghdad. The secret history of the Mongols, written after Chinggis's death in the thirteenth century, is a great historical...
| Uniform Title: | Secret history of the Mongols. |
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | In English; translated from Mongolian. |
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London :
Penguin Books,
2023.
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| Series: | Penguin classics
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| Summary: | Born poor into a world of dangers and hardships, Chinggis (or Genghis) Khan would grow up to unify Mongolia and conquer a vast empire stretching from modern-day Beijing to Baghdad. The secret history of the Mongols, written after Chinggis's death in the thirteenth century, is a great historical saga recounting not only his turbulent life and times, but that of his loved ones, ancestors and heirs. This remarkable new translation of the earliest surviving work written in Mongolian gives insight into a world of warlords, kinship, horses, yurts, shamans and vast landscapes, where bloody battles and violent family conflict are impelled by Heaven's destiny. |
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| Item Description: | Translated from the Mongolian. |
| Physical Description: | cix, 354 pages maps, genealogical tables 20 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-303). |
| ISBN: | 9780241197912 0241197910 |