Erdeni Tobchi
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The Erdeniin Tobchi is a national chronicle and set of Mongolia
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s over historical content in the 17th century. It was written in 1662.
The Erdeniin Tobchi is commonly called "The Chronicles of Sagang Sechen". A first translation into a western language (German) was published by the Moravian missionary Isaac Jacob Schmidt
in 1829. The English translation by John Krueger
is called The Bejeweled Summary of the Origin of the Khan: A History of the Eastern Mongols to 1662.
It is generally regarded by nearly all modern Mongolists as a primary source of accurate Mongol history
. The names in this work are reputed to be uncorrupted.
Mongolia
Mongolia is a landlocked country in East and Central Asia. It is bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south, east and west. Although Mongolia does not share a border with Kazakhstan, its western-most point is only from Kazakhstan's eastern tip. Ulan Bator, the capital and largest...
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Law
Law is a system of rules and guidelines which are enforced through social institutions to govern behavior, wherever possible. It shapes politics, economics and society in numerous ways and serves as a social mediator of relations between people. Contract law regulates everything from buying a bus...
s over historical content in the 17th century. It was written in 1662.
The Erdeniin Tobchi is commonly called "The Chronicles of Sagang Sechen". A first translation into a western language (German) was published by the Moravian missionary Isaac Jacob Schmidt
Isaac Jacob Schmidt
Isaac Jacob Schmidt was an Orientalist specializing in Mongolian and Tibetan. Schmidt was a Moravian missionary to the Kalmyks and devoted much of his labours to bible translation....
in 1829. The English translation by John Krueger
John Krueger
John Richard Krueger b. 1927?, professor at Indiana University, specialized in studies of Chuvash and Yakut, and Mongolian languages. His approximately 20 books are the standard works, each held in about one hundred United States research libraries...
is called The Bejeweled Summary of the Origin of the Khan: A History of the Eastern Mongols to 1662.
It is generally regarded by nearly all modern Mongolists as a primary source of accurate Mongol history
History of Mongolia
The area of what is now Mongolia has been ruled by various nomadic empires, including the Xiongnu, the Xianbei, the Nirun, the Gökturks, and others. The Mongol Empire was founded by Genghis Khan in 1206. After the collapse of the Yuan Dynasty in 1368, the Mongols returned to their earlier patterns...
. The names in this work are reputed to be uncorrupted.