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Podcast: New Books in Buddhist Studies
Episode: Sagang Sechen, "The Precious Summary: A History of the Mongols from Chinggis Khan to the Qing Dynasty" (Columbia UP, 2023)
Description: Buddhist cosmological history of the universe, history of Chinggis Khan, history of China, and history of the Mongols โย The Precious Summary, written in 1662 by Sagang Sechen, is many things. As a whole, it is the most important work of Mongolian history on the period before the rise of the Manchu Qing dynasty.The Precious Summary: A History of the Mongols from Chinggis Khan to the Qing Dynastyย (Columbia University Press 2023), translated by Johan Elverskog, is not only a fluid and lucid translation, but by adding extensive annotations and helpful introductions, Elverskog has made this epic history approachable to r...