History of the Mongols: Original Version in Modern Chinese

Author: As Gang
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: The Secret History of the Mongols is a book that records the formation, development, growth, and rise to dominance of the Mongol nation. It begins with the twenty-second ancestors of Genghis Khan, Borte Chino and Khuei Male, and ends in the twelfth year of the reign of Oghul Qaimish (1240), covering approximately five hundred years of the Mongol nation's rise and fall. The book includes accounts of the hunting life during the patriarchal clan system era on the Mongolian Plateau and the totem worship associated with it; it also narrates the historical development from clans to tribes, from tribes to tribal alliances, and ultimately to the formation of a nation; it provides a truthful record of the transformation from hunting culture to nomadic culture; and it vividly depicts the entire journey of Genghis Khan, the "Champion of the World," and the generation of heroes represented by him, who overcame adversity and achieved dominance through sheer determination and sacrifice. This is the reason why the book has become a monumental work, serving as an "encyclopedia" for understanding the entire Mongol nation.