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The Secret History of the Mongols: A Mongolian Epic Chronicle of the Thirteenth Century - Vol. 2

Book by Igor De Rachewiltz; Brill, 2003

Subjects:

China--History--Yuan Dynasty, 1260-1368, Mongols--History

Collections: History, Entire Library

...skr. raksasa) of the later Mongol tradition (see L6rincz 1970...the presence of this myth in ancient, pre-Buddhist Mongolian...have been inferred by the ancient Mongols from the discovery of dinosaur...Similarly we fmd in the ancient Chinese dragon-lore instances...
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The Secret History of the Mongols: A Mongolian Epic Chronicle of the Thirteenth Century - Vol. 1

Book by Igor de Rachewiltz; Brill, 2004

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China--History--Yuan Dynasty, 1260-1368, Mongols--History

Collections: History, Entire Library

...punctuality in such circumstances by the Mongols has already been mentioned. See above, n. 104. Cf. Lorincz 1975, 121. The ancient Mongols verbally sealed and formalized an oath...uttering the word yes ge), so that for a Mongol to say yes was tantamount to pledging...
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The Mongols in Russia

Book by Jeremiah Curtin; Little Brown, 1908

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Mongols--Soviet Union, Russia--History--To 1533

Collections: History, Entire Library

...Vladimir was destroyed by the Mongols. Michael of Chernigoff now took...1239 he left Kief because the Mongols had ruined Pereyaslavl and Chernigoff...and were moving against the ancient capital. The Mongols sent envoys to Michael demanding...
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The Mongol Empire: Its Rise and Legacy

Book by Michael Prawdin, Eden Paul, Cedar Paul; Macmillan, 1940

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Genghis Khan--1162-1227, Mongols--History

Collections: History, Entire Library

...countries of the world the power of the Mongols had been definitively broken, but under...to enter into the heritage. When the Mongol invaders descended upon China, she was...Liaos, the Kins, and the Sungs. The Mongols restored its ancient greatness, and unified the land so thoroughly...
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Culture and Conquest in Mongol Eurasia

Book by Thomas T. Allsen; Cambridge University Press, 2001

Subjects:

China--Civilization--960-1644, China--Relations--Iran, Iran--Civilization, Iran--Relations--China, Mongols--Eurasia

Collections: History, Entire Library

...old words otogus uges and ancient words qauchin uges carried...adaptive. 20 In our case, the Mongols, well adapted to their own...sedentary opponents, the Mongols in the early phases of the...science and religion, the Mongols, despite...antecedents, see E. Voegelin, The Mongol Orders of Submission to the...

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Journal Articles on: ancient mongols

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European Captives and Craftsmen among the Mongols, 1231-1255

Journal article by Gregory G. Guzman; The Historian, Vol. 72, 2010

Subjects:

Artisans--History, Artisans--Travel, Diplomats--History, Diplomats--Travel, International relations--History, Mongol Invasion of Hungary, 1241, Mongolian foreign relations--History

Collections: History, Entire Library

...living and working among the Mongols. They mention Mongol origins, customs, intentions...recording material on the Mongols coming directly from Mongol sources. He also states...Morgan identify Cailac as the ancient city of Quayaligh or Kayalig...328. (104.) Dawson, Mongol Mission, 43-4; Wyngaert...Sincia Franciscana, 93. The Mongols tended to equate all of western...
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The Eagle Returns: Evidence of Continued Isma'ili Activity at Alamut and in the South Caspian Region Following the Mongol Conquests

Journal article by Shafique N. Virani; The Journal of the American Oriental Society, Vol. 123, 2003

Subjects:

Caspian Sea, Ismailites--History, Mongol Empire, 1206-1502, Political anthropology--Research

Collections: History, Entire Library

...omission in his tome of the Mongol conquests is his neglecting to mention the fact that the Mongols sacked Baghdad and murdered...obscure period of history. The ancient mausoleum of the Ismaili savant...region at the time of the Mongol invasions. (91) Traditional...order to bring into relief the Mongol success. See Hillenbrand...Persian Historians and the Mongols," in Medieval Historical...
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Legends by the Numbers: The Symbolism of Numbers in the 'Secret History of the Mongols

Journal article by Larry Moses; Asian Folklore Studies, Vol. 55, 1996

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History--Sources, Mongols--Folklore, legends, etc., Symbolism of numbers--Analysis

Collections: History, Entire Library

...the Secret History of the Mongols. by Larry Moses INTRODUCTION...The Secret History of the Mongols (SHM), composed in the...legendary ancestor of the Mongols, who had an eye in the middle...superhuman toughness to the Mongol commanders: Their foreheads...comparisons that smack of the ancient heroes in other myths: He...
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Myths and Traditional Beliefs about the Wolf and the Crow in Central Asia: Examples from the Turkic Wu-Sun and the Mongols

Journal article by Namu Jila; Asian Folklore Studies, Vol. 65, 2006

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Central Asia--Myths and legends, Crows (Birds)--Portrayals, Crows (Birds)--Religious aspects, Mongolia--Myths and legends, Turkic literature--Criticism and interpretation, Wolves--Portrayals, Wolves--Religious aspects

Collections: Religious Studies, Literature, Entire Library

...of the Wu-sun and Mongols can be mentioned as...among the Turkic and Mongol populations of the...legends existed from ancient times. These might...the Wu-sun and the Mongols. These stories confirm...Secret History of the Mongols. Tokyo: Heibonsha...among peoples of the ancient Turkic language groups...Shinjidaisha. SA GADAMBA 1984 Mongol arad-un aman johiyol...
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Tracing Some Mongol Oral Motifs in a Chinese Prosimetric Ming Novel of 1478

Journal article by Walther Heissig; Asian Folklore Studies, Vol. 53, 1994

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China--Folklore, legends, etc., Folk literature--China, Folk literature--Mongolia, Mongolia--Folklore, legends, etc., Oral tradition--Mongolia

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...tobciyan Secret history of the Mongols, the oldest Mongol chronicle, describes the...appears rather frequently in Mongol epics. It appears, however...northern Mongolian tradition and ancient myth. In the Buryat epics...Oral folktales of the Oyirad Mongols!. Kokehota. RAKSAEV, P...Ku si juwan: A work of Mongol narrative prose. In Vzaimosvjazi...

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Magazine Articles on: ancient mongols

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The Mongols of Kanas, China

Magazine article by James Michael Dorsey; World and I, Vol. 25, March 2010

Subjects:

Minorities--Social aspects, Mongols--Social aspects

Collections: Entire Library

The Mongols of Kanas, China...stopped. The Tuvan Mongol village of Hemu...log cabins, and ancient looking felt gers...spirit that drove the Mongol hordes to conquer...with eagles The Mongols of Kanas are traditional...will also find an ancient people who will...them, "I am a Mongol." James Michael...
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Of Cameras, Camels and Modern-day Mongols

Magazine article by Denis Postle; American Cinematographer, Vol. 58, June 1977

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...Camels and Modern-day Mongols by Denis Postle The series...reconstruction of various ancient events which would otherwise...chose to be the site of the Mongol massacre the situation was...sequence in which a detachment of Mongols attacks the village, we had...location and they became our Mongols for a week. They were great...
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Cuisine of the Khanates - from the Days of Genghis Khan to the Present, the Food of the Great Mongol Empire Has Been Shaped as Much by Its Foreign Rulers as by the Lands It Conquered

Magazine article by Marc Cramer; World and I, Vol. 16, November 2001

Subjects:

Authors--Personal narratives, Cookery--Mongolia, Cooking--Mongolia, Cramer, Marc--Personal narratives, Culture--Mongolia, Mongolia--History, Writers--Personal narratives

Collections: History, Entire Library

...was warmly welcomed by the Mongols, a people always fond of...Mongolias long- suppressed ancient high cuisine has begun. It...Russian, you will find a Mongol beneath." Here, then, is the culinary Mongol beneath, yoked by decades...beef or buffalo. Although Mongols sometimes use yak, lamb is...
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Reins on the Plains: Saddling Up and Riding a Mighty Steed across a Vast Open Steppe like the Marauding Mongols of Yore-Such Expeditions Come with Their Own Unique Set of Problems, as Much Today as 1,000 Years Ago. Tim Cope Looks Back at the Equipment He Used on His Intrepid Journey across Eurasia on Horseback

Magazine article by Tim Cope; Geographical, Vol. 80, October 2008

Subjects:

Adventure travel--Personal narratives, Eurasia--Description and travel, Horses--Usage

Collections: Entire Library

...a Vast Open Steppe like the Marauding Mongols of Yore-Such Expeditions Come with Their...journey from Mongolia to Hungary on the ancient trail of mounted nomads, my horses had...SHED THE KILOS By drying meat, the Mongols said they could fit a sheep in their pocket...
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The Forgotten Christian World: In the First Millennium, Christianity Spread East from Palestine to Iraq, and on to India and China, Becoming a Global Religion Accepting of, and Accepted by, Other Faiths. but with the Mongol Invasions of the 13th Century, Christianity's Eastern Journey Came to an End, and the Religion Became Ever More Closely Identified with European Culture. Philip Jenkins Recovers This Lost History

Magazine article by Philip Jenkins; History Today, Vol. 59, April 2009

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Christianity--History, Christianity--International aspects, East and West--Religious aspects, East-West relations--Religious aspects

Collections: Religious Studies, History, Entire Library

...Other Faiths. but with the Mongol Invasions of the 13th Century...50, was a terminus for an ancient trade connecting the Mediterranean...cultural inheritance of the ancient world, the science, philosophy...foundations of a house near the ancient imperial capital of Xian...

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Newspaper Articles on: ancient mongols

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To Noah's Mountain, with the Cats That Leapt off the Ark; ANCIENT: One of Armenia's Many Fine Churches RARE VISITOR: Diana Preston Explored Communities Almost as Old as the Hills FUR-FLUNG: There Are Ancient Monasteries to Be Found in the Remote Areas around Mount Ararat. Inset: Swimming Cats Often Have One Blue Eye and One Amber

Newspaper article; The Mail on Sunday (London, England), June 15, 2008

Subjects:

Amber, Cats, Domestic cats

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Cats That Leapt off the Ark; ANCIENT: One of Armenias Many Fine...Hills FUR-FLUNG: There Are Ancient Monasteries to Be Found in...hands ofwaves of invaders - Mongols, Persians, Turks, Russians...though, there are nomarauding Mongols - just tourists and old women...victim of earthquakes and Mongol hordes - butenough remains...
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Fine Violins

Newspaper article; The Washington Times, October 26, 2002

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Drive, Alexandria. Browsing is free. 703/256-0566. RUSSIAN SOUNDS The domra is an ancient stringed instrument the Russians adopted from invading Mongols centuries ago, and it continues to be a strong part of Russian semiclassical and folk...
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Culture: Brothers' Grim Tale Is a Class Act; Cinema Mike Davies Reviews the Week's New Cinema Releases

Newspaper article; The Birmingham Post (England), June 5, 2008

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...few other Slms this year can match. MONGOL Cert 15 125 mins Subtitled *** Not...hours Temudjins only just united the Mongols and become the great Khan. Theres a whole ancient world still left to conquer for the sequel...the visually stunning but repetitive Mongol; Drake Bell is powerless to raise laughs...
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THE BEAUTIES AND THE BEASTS; the Major Galleries Promise the Earth in Their Shows This Year -- but What Will They Deliver?

Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), January 6, 2011

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...demonstrate the intersection of ancient trade routes and the interaction...Persian, Egyptian, Indian, ancient Roman and Hellenistic Greek...Alexander the Great. Centuries as ancient Bactria stopped short with...conquest in the 7th century; the Mongols invaded in 1219 and held much...
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CRITIC'S CHOICE; Little Ardour in the Harbour

Newspaper article; Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland), April 22, 2000

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...several weeks in Mongolia where many still rely on mans oldest form of transport. The Mongols, led by Genghis Khan, ravaged much of Europe on horseback in ancient times and lived a nomadic lifestyle which was toughened by life in their wild and...

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Encyclopedia Articles on: ancient mongols

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Urgench , Ancient City, Present-Day Turkmenistan

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

URGENCH , ancient city, present-day Turkmenistan oorgyench , ancient city of central Asia, on the site of present-day...Khwarazm in the 12th cent. The city was destroyed by the Mongols in the early 13th cent., partially rebuilt, and...
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Farah

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...the surrounding agricultural region. Farah is inhabited mostly by Tajiks. Generally identified with ancient Phrada, it flourished until Mongols destroyed it in 1221. It revived but suffered renewed devastation by the Persian ruler Nadir Shah...
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Nakhichivan

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...making, and the production of furniture, leather, and building materials. The ancient Naxuana, the city was ruled by Armenians, Persians, Arabs, Mongols, and Turks, became a flourishing Armenian trade center in the 15th cent., and...
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Asia

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...irrigated agriculture, with ancient traditions of nomadic herding...Asia, while in the east the ancient civilizations of India , China...Later, nomadic tribes ( Huns , Mongols , and Turks ) in N and central...13th 14th cent. under the Mongols, whose court was visited by...
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Gorgan

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...forests and marshes. Items of trade include carpets. The surrounding area, the ancient Hyrcania, was captured by the Arabs (716) and conquered by the Mongols (13th cent.). Aga Muhammad Khan, the founder of the Qajar dynasty, was born...

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