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

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written by

Saghang Sechen Saghang Sechen (; ) (1604 – after 1641) was an ethnic Mongol writer, historian and prince from the Borjigin clan. Early life Saghang Sechen was an ethnic Mongol born into the Ordos tribe, the son of the . He was a nephew of Altan Khan. When h ...

in 1662. 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

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in 1829. The English translation by

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

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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'' in

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

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