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The Secret History of the Mongols: A Mongolian Epic Chronicle of the Thirteenth Century

The Secret History of the Mongols: A Mongolian Epic Chronicle of the Thirteenth Century, in Igor de Rachewiltz's annotated English translation published by Brill in 2004, is the standard scholarly edition of the earliest surviving Mongolian chronicle, recounting the rise of Genghis Khan and the founding of the Mongol Empire. As a primary text in a carefully annotated modern scholarly translation it is the correct source for the chronicle's own content and its standard critical commentary. Its limit is that the underlying text was composed as a court narrative for the ruling Mongol house, not as neutral history, and the atlas treats it as such wherever it is cited, so a claim resting on the chronicle's own framing of events needs to be read with that origin in mind.

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Reliability Tier

Published by Brill in 2004, Igor de Rachewiltz's carefully annotated standard scholarly translation of the earliest surviving Mongolian chronicle, treated at the top tier.

Notes

The annotated English translation with the standard commentary. The underlying text is a court narrative made for the ruling house and is treated as such wherever it is cited here.

Citation

Author

Igor de Rachewiltz (translator and commentator)

Publisher

Brill

Publication Year

2004

Source Type

Primary text in translation

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Mongols

This source names Mongols directly: "The Secret History of the Mongols: A Mongolian Epic Chronicle of the Thirteenth Century, in Igor de Rachewiltz's annotated English translation published by Brill in 2004, is the standard scholarly..."

Source The Secret History of the Mongols: A Mongolian Epic Chronicle of the Thirteenth CenturyIgor de Rachewiltz (translator and commentator)

Claims Backed By This Source (28 claims)

This source backs 28 claims across the atlas. As facts: 19 well-attested. As cited relationships: 4 holds. Plus 5 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.