The Mongols of the West, 9780933070165
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Stephen A. Halkovic, Jr. was a professor of Central Eurasian Studies at Indiana University, where he served as the director of the Sinor Research Institute for Inner Asian Studies from 1982-1985.
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The Mongols of the West

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    232 pages

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    1 July 1985

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Summary

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 fift…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780933070165
ISBN-10:0933070160
Author:Stephen A. Halkovic
Publisher:Research Institute for Inner Asian Studies
Imprint:Research Institute for Inner Asian Studies
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:232
Release Date:1 July 1985
Weight:349g
Dimensions:229mm x 152mm
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Critics Review

All in all, Halkovic’s book is a solid piece of scholarship. It is an important contribution to Kalmyk and Oirat studies and Mongolian studies as a whole.

“All in all, Halkovic’s book is a solid piece of scholarship. It is an important contribution to Kalmyk and Oirat studies and Mongolian studies as a whole.“—Arash Bormanshinov, Mongolian Studies Vol. 11

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