Mongol Empire Podcast

Hello! My name is Corey and welcome to the Mongol Empire Podcast. In this second episode of three, we will continue our investigation of the history of the first four non-Mongolian steppe-based groups of people to submit to Chinggis Khan, and the events that led to their submission. This episode focuses on the history of the Oyirat and Uyghur.   Bibliography and Resources: https://mongolempirepodcast.com/   Support the Show: ko-fi.com/mongolempirepodcast   Contact: corey@mongolempirepodcast.com   Primary Source Credits: Paul Kahn. The Secret History of the Mongols: the origin of Chingis Khan (Boston: Cheng & Tsui, 1998) Rashiduddin Fazullah. Jami’u’t-Tawarikh: Compendium of Chronicles, ed. and trans. by W.M. Thackston, 3 vols (Harvard University Press, 1998)   Music Credits: "Majestic Hills" by Kevin MacLeod is used with a Lifetime Extended License.   Researched, written and presented by Corey Still, CS Productions.

Hello! My name is Corey and welcome to the Mongol Empire Podcast. In this first episode of three, we will investigate the history of the first four non-Mongolian steppe-based groups of people to submit to Chinggis Khan, and the events that led to their submission.    Bibliography and Resources: https://mongolempirepodcast.com/   Support the Show: ko-fi.com/mongolempirepodcast   Contact: corey@mongolempirepodcast.com   Primary Source Credits: Paul Kahn. The Secret History of the Mongols: the origin of Chingis Khan (Boston: Cheng & Tsui, 1998) Rashiduddin Fazullah. Jami’u’t-Tawarikh: Compendium of Chronicles, ed. and trans. by W.M. Thackston, 3 vols (Harvard University Press, 1998)   Music Credits: "Majestic Hills" by Kevin MacLeod is used with a Lifetime Extended License.   Researched, written and presented by Corey Still, CS Productions.

Hello! My name is Corey and welcome to the Mongol Empire Podcast. In this episode I provide an update about the status of the podcast and give details about it's upcoming reboot.   Bibliography and Resources: https://mongolempirepodcast.com/   Support the Show: ko-fi.com/mongolempirepodcast   Contact: corey@mongolempirepodcast.com

Hello! My name is Corey and welcome to the Mongol Empire Podcast. In this episode the newly anointed Chinggis Khan begins his rule with one final campaign against the Naiman and then almost loses it all.   Bibliography and Resources: https://mongolempirepodcast.com/   Support the Show: ko-fi.com/mongolempirepodcast   Contact: corey@mongolempirepodcast.com   Primary Source Credits: Paul Kahn. The Secret History of the Mongols: the origin of Chingis Khan (Boston: Cheng & Tsui, 1998) Rashiduddin Fazullah. Jami’u’t-Tawarikh: Compendium of Chronicles, ed. and trans. by W.M. Thackston, 3 vols (Harvard University Press, 1998)   Music Credits: "Majestic Hills" by Kevin MacLeod is used with a Lifetime Extended License.   Researched, written and presented by Corey Still, CS Productions.

Hello! My name is Corey and welcome to the Mongol Empire Podcast. In this episode we look at the events of the quriltai of 1206 and investigate how Temujin, now Chinggis Khan, used it to reform nomad society as he went about creating a new steppe nation.   Bibliography and Resources: https://mongolempirepodcast.com/   Support the Show: ko-fi.com/mongolempirepodcast   Contact: corey@mongolempirepodcast.com   Primary Source Credits: Paul Kahn. The Secret History of the Mongols: the origin of Chingis Khan (Boston: Cheng & Tsui, 1998) Rashiduddin Fazullah. Jami’u’t-Tawarikh: Compendium of Chronicles, ed. and trans. by W.M. Thackston, 3 vols (Harvard University Press, 1998)   Music Credits: "Majestic Hills" by Kevin MacLeod is used with a Lifetime Extended License.   Researched, written and presented by Corey Still, CS Productions.

Hello! My name is Corey and welcome to the Mongol Empire Podcast. In this episode Temujin is undisputed leader of the nomads, so holds a quriltai which will elect him Chinggis Khan. This episode looks at the meaning of the title, Temujin's motivations and asks 'what was the quriltai?'   Bibliography and Resources: https://mongolempirepodcast.com/   Support the Show: ko-fi.com/mongolempirepodcast   Contact: corey@mongolempirepodcast.com   Primary Source Credits: Paul Kahn. The Secret History of the Mongols: the origin of Chingis Khan (Boston: Cheng & Tsui, 1998) Rashiduddin Fazullah. Jami’u’t-Tawarikh: Compendium of Chronicles, ed. and trans. by W.M. Thackston, 3 vols (Harvard University Press, 1998)   Music Credits: "Majestic Hills" by Kevin MacLeod is used with a Lifetime Extended License.   Researched, written and presented by Corey Still, CS Productions.

Hello! My name is Corey and welcome to the Mongol Empire Podcast. In this episode we finally hit a major milestone in the retelling of the history of the Mongol Empire, as Temujin permanently defeats everyone who has ever stood against him and receives the title Chingis Khan.   Bibliography and Resources: https://mongolempirepodcast.com/   Support the Show: ko-fi.com/mongolempirepodcast   Contact: corey@mongolempirepodcast.com   Primary Source Credits: Paul Kahn. The Secret History of the Mongols: the origin of Chingis Khan (Boston: Cheng & Tsui, 1998) Rashiduddin Fazullah. Jami’u’t-Tawarikh: Compendium of Chronicles, ed. and trans. by W.M. Thackston, 3 vols (Harvard University Press, 1998)   Music Credits: "Majestic Hills" by Kevin MacLeod is used with a Lifetime Extended License.   Researched, written and presented by Corey Still, CS Productions.

Hello! My name is Corey and welcome to the Mongol Empire Podcast. In this episode Jamugha, Altan and Kuchar try to surprise Ong Khan, but Ong Khan ends up surprising them. Then Ong Khan is surprised by Temujin whose network of allies ensure that he is surprised by no one.   Bibliography and Resources: https://mongolempirepodcast.com/   Support the Show: ko-fi.com/mongolempirepodcast   Contact: corey@mongolempirepodcast.com   Primary Source Credits: Paul Kahn. The Secret History of the Mongols: the origin of Chingis Khan (Boston: Cheng & Tsui, 1998) Rashiduddin Fazullah. Jami’u’t-Tawarikh: Compendium of Chronicles, ed. and trans. by W.M. Thackston, 3 vols (Harvard University Press, 1998)   Music Credits: "Majestic Hills" by Kevin MacLeod is used with a Lifetime Extended License.   Researched, written and presented by Corey Still, CS Productions.

Hello! My name is Corey and welcome to the Mongol Empire Podcast. In this episode we look at the men who fought alongside Temujin at Qalaqaljid Sands, drank the muddy water at Baljuna and were honoured by the Khan for their loyalty.   Bibliography and Resources: https://mongolempirepodcast.com/   Support the Show: ko-fi.com/mongolempirepodcast   Contact: corey@mongolempirepodcast.com   Primary Source Credits: Paul Kahn. The Secret History of the Mongols: the origin of Chingis Khan (Boston: Cheng & Tsui, 1998) Rashiduddin Fazullah. Jami’u’t-Tawarikh: Compendium of Chronicles, ed. and trans. by W.M. Thackston, 3 vols (Harvard University Press, 1998)   Music Credits: "Majestic Hills" by Kevin MacLeod is used with a Lifetime Extended License.   Researched, written and presented by Corey Still, CS Productions.

Hello! My name is Corey and welcome to the Mongol Empire Podcast. In this episode we cover a short period of time to focus on the events that led to the sealing of the Baljuna Covenant. We investigate whether or not this event really was the lowest point in Temujin’s career.   Bibliography and Resources: https://mongolempirepodcast.com/   Support the Show: ko-fi.com/mongolempirepodcast   Contact: corey@mongolempirepodcast.com   Primary Source Credits: Paul Kahn. The Secret History of the Mongols: the origin of Chingis Khan (Boston: Cheng & Tsui, 1998) Rashiduddin Fazullah. Jami’u’t-Tawarikh: Compendium of Chronicles, ed. and trans. by W.M. Thackston, 3 vols (Harvard University Press, 1998)   Music Credits: "Majestic Hills" by Kevin MacLeod is used with a Lifetime Extended License.   Researched, written and presented by Corey Still, CS Productions.

Hello! My name is Corey and welcome to the Mongol Empire Podcast. In this episode the alliance between Temujin and Ong Khan collapses into violence. Control of Eastern and Central Mongolia will go to whoever wins.   Bibliography and Resources: https://mongolempirepodcast.com/   Support the Show: ko-fi.com/mongolempirepodcast   Contact: corey@mongolempirepodcast.com   Primary Source Credits: Paul Kahn. The Secret History of the Mongols: the origin of Chingis Khan (Boston: Cheng & Tsui, 1998) Rashiduddin Fazullah. Jami’u’t-Tawarikh: Compendium of Chronicles, ed. and trans. by W.M. Thackston, 3 vols (Harvard University Press, 1998)   Music Credits: "Majestic Hills" by Kevin MacLeod is used with a Lifetime Extended License.   Researched, written and presented by Corey Still, CS Productions.

Hello! My name is Corey and welcome to the Mongol Empire Podcast. In this episode we cover the period between 1196 and the end of 1201, by which point Temujin will have defeated the Merkit, Naiman and a coalition led by Jamugha.   Bibliography and Resources: https://mongolempirepodcast.com/   Support the Show: ko-fi.com/mongolempirepodcast   Contact: corey@mongolempirepodcast.com   Primary Source Credits: Paul Kahn. The Secret History of the Mongols: the origin of Chingis Khan (Boston: Cheng & Tsui, 1998) Rashiduddin Fazullah. Jami’u’t-Tawarikh: Compendium of Chronicles, ed. and trans. by W.M. Thackston, 3 vols (Harvard University Press, 1998)   Music Credits: "Majestic Hills" by Kevin MacLeod is used with a Lifetime Extended License.   Researched, written and presented by Corey Still, CS Productions.

Hello! My name is Corey and welcome to the Mongol Empire Podcast. In this episode Temujin is forced to defend himself against Jamugha and then disappears for a decade.   Bibliography and Resources: https://mongolempirepodcast.com/   Support the Show: ko-fi.com/mongolempirepodcast   Contact: corey@mongolempirepodcast.com   Primary Source Credits: Paul Kahn. The Secret History of the Mongols: the origin of Chingis Khan (Boston: Cheng & Tsui, 1998) Rashiduddin Fazullah. Jami’u’t-Tawarikh: Compendium of Chronicles, ed. and trans. by W.M. Thackston, 3 vols (Harvard University Press, 1998)   Music Credits: "Majestic Hills" by Kevin MacLeod is used with a Lifetime Extended License.   Researched, written and presented by Corey Still, CS Productions.

Hello! My name is Corey and welcome to the Mongol Empire Podcast. In this episode we take a break from the main narrative to construct a history of the Kereyid tribe. Ruled in Temujin’s era by the controversial Toghoril Khan, the Kereyid tribe play a critical part in the Mongol leader’s rise to power. The history of the Kereyid has been tracked back to the 840s.   Bibliography and Resources: https://mongolempirepodcast.com/   Support the Show: ko-fi.com/mongolempirepodcast   Contact: corey@mongolempirepodcast.com   Primary Source Credits: Bar Hebraeus. Chronography, ed. and trans. By E.A. Wallis Budge (Oxford University Press, 1932) Rashiduddin Fazullah. Jami’u’t-Tawarikh: Compendium of Chronicles, ed. and trans. by W.M. Thackston, 3 vols (Harvard University Press, 1998)   Music Credits: "Majestic Hills" by Kevin MacLeod is used with a Lifetime Extended License.   Researched, written and presented by Corey Still, CS Productions.

Hello! My name is Corey and welcome to the Mongol Empire Podcast. In this episode Temujin and Jamugha find their anda relationship to be a hinderance to their political ambitions. They separate and Temujin is elected khan of the Mongol people.   Bibliography and Resources: https://mongolempirepodcast.com/   Support the Show: ko-fi.com/mongolempirepodcast   Contact: corey@mongolempirepodcast.com   Primary Source Credits: Paul Kahn. The Secret History of the Mongols: the origin of Chingis Khan (Boston: Cheng & Tsui, 1998) Rashiduddin Fazullah. Jami’u’t-Tawarikh: Compendium of Chronicles, ed. and trans. by W.M. Thackston, 3 vols (Harvard University Press, 1998)   Music Credits: "Majestic Hills" by Kevin MacLeod is used with a Lifetime Extended License.   Researched, written and presented by Corey Still, CS Productions.

Hello! My name is Corey and welcome to the Mongol Empire Podcast. In this episode Temujin gets a wife, a patron and experiences inter-tribal warfare for the first time. We explore the political makeup of the steppe in this period and meet Temujin’s Anda, Jamugha.   Bibliography and Resources: https://mongolempirepodcast.com/   Support the Show: ko-fi.com/mongolempirepodcast   Contact: corey@mongolempirepodcast.com   Primary Source Credits: Paul Kahn. The Secret History of the Mongols: the origin of Chingis Khan (Boston: Cheng & Tsui, 1998) Rashiduddin Fazullah. Jami’u’t-Tawarikh: Compendium of Chronicles, ed. and trans. by W.M. Thackston, 3 vols (Harvard University Press, 1998)   Music Credits: "Majestic Hills" by Kevin MacLeod is used with a Lifetime Extended License.   Researched, written and presented by Corey Still, CS Productions.

Hello! My name is Corey and welcome to the Mongol Empire Podcast. This episode picks up from the abandonment of Temujin's family and follows him through his youth, recounting the main stories the Secret History uses to show the hardships he endured.   Bibliography and Resources: https://mongolempirepodcast.com/   Support the Show: ko-fi.com/mongolempirepodcast   Contact: corey@mongolempirepodcast.com   Primary Source Credits: Paul Kahn. The Secret History of the Mongols: the origin of Chingis Khan (Boston: Cheng & Tsui, 1998)   Music Credits: "Majestic Hills" by Kevin MacLeod is used with a Lifetime Extended License.   Researched, written and presented by Corey Still, CS Productions.

Hello! My name is Corey and welcome to the Mongol Empire Podcast. In this episode we meet the boy who will become Chinggis Khan and also explore the legendary origins of the Mongol people.   Bibliography and Resources: https://mongolempirepodcast.com/   Support the Show: ko-fi.com/mongolempirepodcast   Contact: corey@mongolempirepodcast.com   Primary Source Credits: Paul Kahn. The Secret History of the Mongols: the origin of Chingis Khan (Boston: Cheng & Tsui, 1998)   Music Credits: "Majestic Hills" by Kevin MacLeod is used with a Lifetime Extended License.   Researched, written and presented by Corey Still, CS Productions.

Hello! My name is Corey and welcome to the Mongol Empire Podcast. This episode investigates the origins of the Mongol Empire, with a focus on the conditions that enabled the Mongols to become the primary power on the steppe.   Bibliography and Resources: https://mongolempirepodcast.com/   Support the Show: ko-fi.com/mongolempirepodcast   Contact: corey@mongolempirepodcast.com   Music credits: "Majestic Hills" by Kevin MacLeod is used with a Lifetime Extended License.   Researched, written and presented by Corey Still, CS Productions.

Hello! My name is Corey and welcome to the Mongol Empire Podcast. In this episode I provide a brief account of the history of the Mongol Empire and set out the aims of the podcast.   Bibliography and Resources: https://mongolempirepodcast.com/   Support the Show: ko-fi.com/mongolempirepodcast   Contact: corey@mongolempirepodcast.com   Music credits: "Majestic Hills" by Kevin MacLeod is used with a Lifetime Extended License.   Researched, written and presented by Corey Still, CS Productions.