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==Mongolia Compiled Genealogies== | ==Mongolia Compiled Genealogies== | ||
In Asia, probably no nation or people can match the Chinese in the field of genealogy and family histories. In contrast, the Mongols, whose way of life was pastoral-nomadic and whose writing system did not develop until 1204, could not maintain such excellent records as their neighbors. However, because of the basic dynamic of Mongolian society and their strict exogamous marriage system, they kept a purity of blood lines in their clan-lineages and preserved their genealogy with great care. It was memorized and transmitted orally by the elders to their youth from generation to generation. The first dependable recorded source of this type of oral genealogy is the well-known Secret History of the Mongols, written in the 1240s in the Mongolian language. | In Asia, probably no nation or people can match the Chinese in the field of genealogy and family histories. In contrast, the Mongols, whose way of life was pastoral-nomadic and whose writing system did not develop until 1204, could not maintain such excellent records as their neighbors. However, because of the basic dynamic of Mongolian society and their strict exogamous marriage system, they kept a purity of blood lines in their clan-lineages and preserved their genealogy with great care. It was memorized and transmitted orally by the elders to their youth from generation to generation. The first dependable recorded source of this type of oral genealogy is the well-known Secret History of the Mongols, written in the 1240s in the Mongolian language. | ||
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As for Mongolian family history, some of the old elite families had historical records but these records were uncommon among the illiterate common people. Nevertheless, the oral tradition of nomadic heritage continued, according to which the elders faithfully remembered by heart the stories and genealogy of their own family. Unfortunately, from the 1920s, because of the Communist revolution, this precious oral tradition with its associated memories has declined. | As for Mongolian family history, some of the old elite families had historical records but these records were uncommon among the illiterate common people. Nevertheless, the oral tradition of nomadic heritage continued, according to which the elders faithfully remembered by heart the stories and genealogy of their own family. Unfortunately, from the 1920s, because of the Communist revolution, this precious oral tradition with its associated memories has declined. | ||
During the 1980 World Conference on Records, Sechin Jagchid and Paul V. Hyer made a presentation, ''Genealogy and Family History in Mongolia'', which is available in [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/406653-redirection World Conference on Records : preserving our heritage, 1980, Vol 11, ''Asian and African family and local history''], | During the 1980 World Conference on Records, Sechin Jagchid and Paul V. Hyer made a presentation, ''Genealogy and Family History in Mongolia'', which is available in [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/406653-redirection World Conference on Records : preserving our heritage, 1980, Vol 11, ''Asian and African family and local history''], {{FSC|33546|item|disp=FHL book 929.1 W893 1980 v. 11}}. | ||
== Compiled Genealogies == | == Compiled Genealogies == | ||
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The earliest genealogies covered only the nobility but since about 1600 they have included as much as 70 percent or more of the population. Many were intentionally destroyed after the Mongolian Revolution. It is possible that as much as 30 percent of these records still exist somewhere, but the figure could be much lower. Thus the population coverage of these records could be as low as 5 percent or as much as 30 percent. | The earliest genealogies covered only the nobility but since about 1600 they have included as much as 70 percent or more of the population. Many were intentionally destroyed after the Mongolian Revolution. It is possible that as much as 30 percent of these records still exist somewhere, but the figure could be much lower. Thus the population coverage of these records could be as low as 5 percent or as much as 30 percent. | ||
The Family History Library has | The Family History Library has {{FSC|500086|item|disp=Tables genealogiques & histoires particuliers des princes & rois Mongols}} available on microfilm. | ||
== Genealogies of Genghis Khan == | == Genealogies of Genghis Khan == | ||
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