Brief History of Ancient Mongolia

Mongolia has been inhabited for over 800,000 years. Important prehistoric sites are the paleolithic cave drawings of the Northern Cave of Blue in Khovd and the White Cave in Bayankhongor provinces.

The population during the Copper Age has been described as paleomongolid in the east of what is now Mongolia, and as europid in the west.

But who is interested in those eras? Everybody is curious what happened in the Middle Ages during Mongolian history of 13-15 centuries: I stumbled upon the following documentation. I liked it.

Due to illiteracy and nomadic lifestyle, little was recorded by Huns of themselves except they first appear in Chinese history as Barbarians against whom the walls were built which later became known as Great Wall of China. Read about the recent discovery of two stone inscriptions found in the heartland of Mongolia.

The struggle for mere existence and power over other tribes kept going till the time of Genghis Khan. He was able to unite these warring tribes under his leadership and established the biggest Empire in the history of the World, Great Mongol Empire.

Fourteen years after his coronation as 'Universal' King, he made Kara Korum the capital. Mongol Empire reached its' height in terms of the land conquered during Genghis Khan's grandson Kublai Khan.

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I recommend to everyone who is genuinely interested in Mongolia The Secret History of the Mongols by Mongolian professor Onon. I have not read it in English but every Mongolian read the book in modern Mongolian language. This is probably the oldest book Mongolia has, there are vivid similarities with the Bible in literary style, wordings and story tellings.

It is speculated that the author could have been a Christian or at least was very knowledgeable with the Bible. Hugh Kemp in his book, Steppe by Step, says that Qadag is the most likely candidate on authorship of Secret History of the Mongols.

I like the way he writes the history of ancient Mongolia and connects the modern reality with the ancient world. Even though his book is about the history of Christianity in Mongolia, he covers much more in a very interesting way. His book will help you to see the picture of ancient Mongolia from the height of 21st century.

Click here to learn about Mongolian clothing or Mongolian armor of Mongol Empire. Did you find the information you were looking for? Search my website for more, it has lots more.

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