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Unfortunately, as far as i am aware, there is no original mongolian version extant and we have had to rely on reconstructions from chinese versions. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading secret history of the mongols. So begins paul kahns elegant and readable adaptation of the secret history of the mongols, the chinese version of which is known as the yuan ch. The secret history of the mongols, translation, study, and scholarly notes by francis woodman cleaves cambridge, mass, 1982, in 342 pdf pages.
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