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The Secret History of the Mongols

Author: Anonymous (Mongolian)

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March 22, 2022

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Referenced multiple times as a primary historical source about Genghis Khan, mentioned as being written in Uyghur script and containing accounts of the Mongol chieftains and the concept of Genghis Khan as a lawgiver

March 21, 2022

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Referenced multiple times as the primary Mongolian source for Genghis Khan's early life. Discussed as existing in Chinese chronicles and having been seen by Persian historians. Ali Ansari describes it as containing information about Genghis Khan's birth, his reverence for his mother, and various episodes from his early life.