Mongolia & Mongolian Empire

Published by the Federal Research Division of the U.S. Library of Congress as part of the Country Studies/Area Handbook Series sponsored by the U.S. Department of the Army between 1986 and 1998, offering a comprehensive description and analysis of the historical setting, geography, society, economy, political system, and foreign policy.

Provides an understanding of Mongolian history, philosophy, geography, clothing, and language.

The mission of the Franciscan William of Rubruck to the Mongol Empire from 1253 to 1255. Excerpts include: the making of (what we call) Koumiss, caracosmos, butter, and preserve milk for the winter.

I started this page because it has been difficult for some SCA members to find
informat ion dealing with the Mongols. Hopefully as this page grows, it will meet
the needs of the populace.

A bibliography of useful literature on the Mongols.

Compiled by the Indo-Mongolian Society of New York.

Nomadic tribes have often been referred to as barbarians by other cultures and many early historians; in fact, they were tribes whose cultures simply had not advanced as rapidly as had the cultures of the more sedentary dwellers of the cultivated lands of China and Iran. The Mongols were one of these nomadic tribes.

Promoting and furthering the study of Mongolia, its history, language, and culture.

The Secret History of the Mongols is the first literary monument concerning the Mongols. It is believed to have been written in the year 1240 A.D. The author of it still remains unknown. This is the only immediate source of informatio n about medieval Mongolian life and self-consi deration and also it is the invaluable treasure for historians , linguists, ethnograph s and ethnologis t engaged in the field of oriental studies.

Uighur Script, also known as Old Script, Mongol Script, Script Mongolian, or Classical Mongolian, is an alphabetic script written vertically from top to bottom with lines progressing from left to right. This article will show the letters, in their various forms, along with their Latin and Cyrillic equivalents. This article will also cover some of the caveats of writing with this alphabet to allow the reader to be able to write in this script and pays extra attention to features, such as vowel harmony and the variations of letters, that tend to lack good descriptions in other English sources.