Urgunge onon biography of christopher

Abstract

Urgunge, of the Onon clan of Daur Mongols was born on the eleventh day of the eleventh lunar month 1919 in a village in north-eastern Inner Mongolia.

His people hunted and farmed in a remote area near the Manchurian border and had retained some ancient Mongolian customs and a spoken dialect long-since lost by the majority of Mongols.

The Secret History of the Mongols: The Life and Times of Chinggis Khan by Professor Urgunge Onon (2-Dec) Paperback [unknown author] on

The Secret History of the Mongols: The Life and Times of Chinggis Khan by Professor Urgunge Onon (2-Dec) Paperback [unknown author] on

He completed his Ph.D.

The present translation by Professor Urgunge Onon, of Leeds and Cambridge, is a revised edition of his History and Life of Chinggis Khan, published by E. J.

The book is mainly about the life and the career of Chinggis Khan, his ancestors and his rise to power.

Bibliographic information ; Translated by, Urgunge Onon ; Edition, illustrated ; Publisher, E.J. Brill, ; ISBN, , ; Length, pages.

During his youth he enjoyed participating in the traditional Mongolian pursuits of wrestling, horse riding and hunting but also, almost mysteriously, acquired an intuitive understanding of shamanic rituals and practices which were still surviving in his native area at that time.

He himself considered that shamanism had a profound influence on the Mongols at the time of Chinggis and was an important factor in their military and political success. It was this shamanism which continued to influence his personal philosophy throughout his adult life.

As a young teenager he experienced the