Secret History of Mongolia

Author: Te Gongbu Zaobu Aisgang
Publisher:
Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: The Secret History of the Mongols is a book that records the formation, development, growth, and ultimate dominance of the Mongol nation. It begins with the twenty-second ancestors of Genghis Khan, Borte Chino and Khoei Malanle, and continues until the twelfth year of the reign of Oghul Khagan (1240), covering approximately five hundred years of the Mongol nation's rise and fall. The book includes accounts of the hunting life during the patrilocal clan system era on the Mongolian Plateau and the totem worship practices associated with it; it also narrates the historical trajectory of the Mongols' development from clans to tribes, from tribes to tribal alliances, and ultimately to a unified nation. There is a truthful record of the transformation from hunting culture to nomadic culture. Moreover, it provides a comprehensive portrayal of the great leader Genghis Khan and the generation of heroes represented by him—those who risked their lives and shed blood, rising from the shadows to achieve imperial dominance. This is the reason why the book has become a monumental work in the form of an "encyclopedia" for understanding the full picture of the Mongol nation.