Illustrated Journey Through Mongolian History
Illustrated Journey Through Mongolian History
This is a book that allows you to easily learn about the history and culture of Mongolia. (^^)
It has many photos and diagrams, making it intuitively easy to understand. Even if you have no prior knowledge of Mongolia, you can read it smoothly.
For those who say, 'I don't know anything about Mongolia, but I want to learn from now on,' I recommend this book first. (^^)
If you read this book, I think you will gain a minimum level of knowledge about Mongolian history and culture.
It is an excellent book as an entry point to Mongolian culture.
I have written the table of contents for this book below.
Invitation to Mongolia
Mongolian Nomadic Culture
The Birth of the 'Grassland City'
The Rise and Fall of Various Peoples
1 Stone Statues Speak
The Beginnings of Nomadism
The Development of the Xiongnu
2 The Era of the Turkic and Uyghur Empires
Beyond the 'Map of Ancient Mongolian Ruins'
The Cradle of the Grasslands
The Reconstruction of the Turkic Empire
Funerary Ruins and Capital Cities of the Uyghur Era
3 The Mongol Empire Era
At the Source of the Three Rivers
Memories of Karakorum
Searching for the Oldest Mongolian Historical Sources
Graffiti on the Rock Walls
4 The Post-Mongol Empire Period
Return to the Grasslands
The Birth of the Living Buddha
Birch Bark Documents
Urban History of Ulaanbaatar
1 The Moving City of the Plateau
The Enthronement of the Living Buddha
The First Fixed Temple
From Mobile Temple to City
The Beginning of Urban Settlement
2 The Religious City of Ikh Khüree
Ikh Khüree in the Past
The Origins of Gandan Monastery
The Development of Züün Khüree
From Religious City to International City
The Government of the Bogd Khan
The Establishment of the People's Government
3 The Era of Ulaanbaatar
As the Capital of a Socialist Country
Time of Construction
The Future of Ulaanbaatar
Mongolian Calendar and Divination
Mongolian Starry Skies and Star Charts
The Progress of Calendar Science
Buddhist Divination and Folk Divination
Mongolian Script
The Progenitor: Uyghur
Mongolia's Own Script
Towards Revival
Columns
・The Mongolian Dwelling: 'Ger'
・The Transformation of the Turtle Stone
・Drinking Habits: Past and Present
・A Day in Mongolia: 'Summer — The Festival of Airag'
・A Day in Mongolia: 'Autumn'
・The Flow of Mongolian Buddhism
・Naadam — Men's Competitions
・Life on the Grasslands and Dairy Products
Mongolian Chronology
Bibliography
Afterword
About the Author