The secret history of the Mongols

and other pieces.

Book • 1964

Mentioned by

Mentioned by

Lex Fridman

as one of the many other excellent books written by

Jack Weatherford

Mentioned by

Ben Wilson

as a near-contemporary text to Genghis Khan's time.

Mentioned by

Peter Frankopan

as the oldest surviving literary work in Mongolian.

Mentioned as the principal contemporary source for Temujin's early life, blending mythical and factual accounts.

Referenced by

Beau Albrecht

, mentioning it quoted the secret history of the Mongols.

Mentioned by Charles as one of his sources. Translated by Christopher P. Atwood.

Mentioned as an epic chronicle written sometime after Chinggis Khan’s death to record his unification of the Mongols and his words.

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