The Secret History of the Mongols

The 13th century Mongol chronicle providing the only native account of Genghis Khan's life and the founding of the Mongol Empire — written in an unknown script on birch bark — the most important primary source for Mongol history.

Provides the only Mongol-perspective account of the empire's founding — The Secret History's account of Genghis Khan's rise from orphaned outcast to world conqueror, including his formative experiences of betrayal and loyalty, provides historical and psychological depth unavailable in Chinese or Persian sources.