The Precious Summary

A History of the Mongols from Chinggis Khan to the Qing Dynasty
1. Auflage 2023
ISBN: 978-0-231-55673-6
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: 6 - ePub Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 376 Seiten

The Precious Summary is the most important work of Mongolian history on the three-hundred-year period before the rise of the Manchu Qing dynasty. Written by Sagang Sechen in 1662, shortly after the Mongols’ submission to the Qing, it spans Buddhist cosmology, Chinggis Khan, the post-Yuan Mongols, and the Mongols’ conversion to Buddhism.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Weitere Mitwirkende

Elverskog, Johan

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literatur: Sammlungen, Anthologien
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionsgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Buddhismus

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction
1. History of the Universe, the Buddha, and India
2. History of Tibet
3. History of Chinggis Khan
4. History of the Yuan Dynasty
5. History of the Northern Yuan Dynasty
6. History of the Mongol-Oirat Wars
7. History of Dayan Khan
8. History of the Six Tümen
9. History of Khutugtai Sechen Khung Taiji
10. History of Altan Khan and the Buddhist Conversion
11. History of the Dalai Lamas and the Ordos
12. History of the Ming and Qing Dynasties
13. Epilogue
14. Colophon
Notes
Bibliography
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Sagang Sechen was born in 1604 into an important aristocratic family in Ordos in what is now the southwest part of Inner Mongolia. He distinguished himself in both military and bureaucratic service, including advising his local ruler to submit to the Manchu Qing dynasty in 1635. Little is known about his later life.

Johan Elverskog is Dedman Family Distinguished Professor, professor of religious studies, and, by courtesy, professor of history at Southern Methodist University. His books include The Buddha’s Footprint: An Environmental History of Asia (2020).