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Construction Status of Herat During the Period of Ögedei Khan (1229-1241)

open access: yesTürkiyat Mecmuası
Mongols began to make a name for themselves in world history during the leadership of Chinggis Khan. They entered the Iranian geography as a result of their struggle with their biggest rival in the west, the Khwarazmshah.
Kurban Durmuşoğlu
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Does extra-large equal extra-ordinary? The ‘Wall of Chinggis Khan’ from a multidimensional perspective

open access: yesHumanities & Social Sciences Communications, 2020
This paper focuses on a hitherto little-known long (or “Great”) wall that stretches along 737 km from northern Inner Mongolia in China, through Siberia into northeastern Mongolia.
Gideon Shelach-Lavi   +2 more
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Chinggis Khan, Women, and the West: Literary and Cinematic Remakes of the Secret History of the Mongols

open access: yesHumanities
The name of Chinggis Khan and the women who contributed to the rise of his empire have long been associated with barbarism in the West. However, the rediscovery of the Secret History of the Mongols, a medieval Mongolian epic chronicle, in 1866, and its ...
Benedetta De Bonis
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Les transformations d'un mythe d'origine L'exemple de Gengis Khan et de Tamerlan

open access: yesRevue des Mondes Musulmans et de la Méditerranée, 2000
The representation of Chinggis Khan, the great conqueror and founder of a dynasty is closely related to that of the mythical hero. His life is marked by many signs, characteristic of an uncommon destiny.
Denise Aigle
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The Silk Route from Land to Sea

open access: yesHumanities, 2018
The Silk Route reached its historic and economic apogee under the Mongol Empire (1207–1368), as a direct result of the policies of Chinggis Khan (Genghis Khan) and his successors.
Jack Weatherford
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Mirza Ulugh Beg on the Chinggisids on the Throne of Iran: The Reigns of Öljaitü Khan and Abu Sa’id Bahadur Khan [PDF]

open access: yesЗолотоордынское обозрение, 2018
This article contains annotated translation of extracts from the work of Ulugh Beg (1394–1449) Ulūs-i arba’-yi Chingīzī (Four uluses of the Chingīzīds), written in Persian in 1425.
Zh.M. Tulibayeva
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Geser Khan, Chinggis Khan or an Archetypal War Deity?

open access: yes
When the Mongols converted to Buddhism in the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries, they adopted equestrian deities of Central Asian origin, venerating them for bringing health, wealth, happiness, and success in war. These deities were re-contextualized within Mongol heroic culture as archetypes of valor, strength, and power.
Charleux, Isabelle
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Chinggis (Genghis) Khan [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Chinggis (often spelled Genghis) Khan was an illiterate nomad who created a world empire that is still remembered today. Chinggis Khan’s later success as a world conqueror was based on his skills in organizing men in the nomadic society into which he was
Brose, Michael C.
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On the Origin of the Commander Burundai

open access: yesЗолотоордынское обозрение, 2021
Research objectives: This work focuses on the origins of Amir Buruldai (also recorded as Burundai). He was an eminent military leader of the Horde during the time of the Mongol conquests and an active participant in the seven-year-long Western campaign ...
Seleznev Ju.V.
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Book Review: Zlygostev V.A. Geroi “Sokrovennogo skazaniya” [Heroes of the “Secret History”]

open access: yesЗолотоордынское обозрение, 2021
Research objectives: This article analyzes a new book by independent historian, Valery Zlygostev, written in the historical, biographical genre. The book is dedicated to outstanding figures in the medieval history of the Mongols, their allies, and ...
Antonov I.V.
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