📚 1 Books mentioned in "Selects: Genghis Khan: Madman or Genius? | STUFF YOU SHOULD KNOW" of Stuff You Should Know
Podcast: Stuff You Should Know
Episode: Selects: Genghis Khan: Madman or Genius? | STUFF YOU SHOULD KNOW
Published on August 12, 2024
Here’s a list of all the books mentioned in this episode. Click on the links to watch specific excerpts on YouTube and feel free to purchase the books if they caught your interest!
The Secret History of the Mongols
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There's a story called The Secret History of the Mongols, and it was written in about 1240, so shortly after Genghis Khan's death! We don't know who the author was, but that's the primary source for most of the biography of Genghis Khan.
In this segment, the hosts of 'Stuff You Should Know' reference 'The Secret History of the Mongols' as an essential primary source for Genghis Khan's biography. They explain that this book was written around 1240, soon after Khan's death, but the identity of the author remains unknown. This book serves as a significant reference point in their exploration of Genghis Khan's history in the episode titled 'Selects: Genghis Khan: Madman or Genius?'.