Mongols of the West

The Mongols of the West presents an English translation and analysis of the historical chronicle Qalimaq qādiyin tūjiyigi qurāji biciqsen tobci orosibai (Herein is Contained the Concise Written Collection of the History of the Kalmyk Khans). Usually referred to as "A Brief History of the Kalmyk Khans," this chronicle was written in Oirat script around the year 1819 and is one of few natively produced historical chronicles of the Kalmyks and their ancestors. The first, second, and f…