Poisoned” khans: the phenomenon of the sudden death of rulers in the mental perception of medieval Mongols by Vorotyntsev L.V., Galimov T.R.

“…Because of this circumstance, the relevance of the problem raised in the study lies in considering one of the least studied aspects of the mental history of Eurasian nomads. The article examines several episodes related to the sudden death of three Mongolian khans (Yesugei-baatur, Ogedei, Guyuk) and the interpretation of these tragic events in narrative sources. …”
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