The ''Erdeniin Tobchi'' (, , ''summary of the Khans' treasure'') is a national

chronicle A chronicle (, from Greek ''chroniká'', from , ''chrónos'' – "time") is a historical account of events arranged in chronological order, as in a timeline. Typically, equal weight is given for historically important events and local events ...

of the

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written by Saghang Sechen in 1662.

Publication history

The ''Erdeniin Tobchi'' is commonly called ''The Chronicles of Sagang Sechen''. A first translation into a western language (German) was published by the Moravian missionary

Isaac Jacob Schmidt Isaac Jacob Schmidt (; — ) was an Orientalist specialising in Mongolian and Tibetan studies. Schmidt was a Moravian missionary to the Kalmyks and devoted much of his labour to Bible translation. Born in Amsterdam, he spent much of his car ...

in 1829. The English translation by

John Krueger John Richard Krueger (March 14, 1927 – February 7, 2018) was a professor at Indiana University, specialized in studies of Chuvash and Yakut, and Mongolian languages. His approximately 20 books are the standard works, each held in about one h ...

is called ''The Bejeweled Summary of the Origin of the Khan: A History of the Eastern Mongols to 1662''.

Reception

It is generally regarded by nearly all ancient Mongolists as a primary source of accurate Mongol history. The names in this work were reputed to be uncorrupted. ''Erdeniin Tobchis records of Mongol rulers were so different from '' Altan Tobchi'' in Mongolian and ''

Habib al-siyar The ''Ḥabīb al-siyar fī akhbār afrād al-bashar'' (; "The beloved of careers reporting on the multitudes of people") is a universal history by the Persian Persian may refer to: * People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' ...

'', '' Zafarnama'' in

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that modern Mongolists consider Saghang Sechen's records to be inaccurate.

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Publication history

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