Book/Printed Material The history of Genghizcan the Great, first emperor of the antient Moguls and Tartars : in four books: containing his life, advancement and conquests; with a short history of his successors to the present time; the manners, customs and laws of the antient Moguls and Tartars; and the late geography of the vast countries of Mogolistan, Turquestan, Capschac, Yugurestan, and the Eastern and Western Tartary. Collected from several Oriental authors, and European travellers; whose names, with an abridgment of their lives, are added to this book Page view

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  • The history of Genghizcan the Great, first emperor of the antient Moguls and Tartars : in four books: containing his life, advancement and conquests; with a short history of his successors to the present time; the manners, customs and laws of the antient Moguls and Tartars; and the late geography of the vast countries of Mogolistan, Turquestan, Capschac, Yugurestan, and the Eastern and Western Tartary. Collected from several Oriental authors, and European travellers; whose names, with an abridgment of their lives, are added to this book

Summary

  • This early Western history of Genghis Khan, the 13th-century Mongol emperor who established the world's largest contiguous empire, is by François Pétis (1622-95), an interpreter of Arabic and Turkish at the French court. In a long and distinguished career, Pétis translated a history of France into Turkish, compiled a French-Turkish dictionary, and created a catalog of the Turkish and Persian manuscripts owned by the king of France. François Pétis de la Croix (1653-1713), the son of François Pétis, took over the position of interpreter from his father in 1695. In 1710, he published his father's history of Genghis Khan. This edition is an English translation, which appeared in London some 12 years later. The translation is by Penelope Aubin (1679-1731), an English novelist, playwright, poet, and translator. World Digital Library.

Names

  • Pétis de La Croix, François, 1622-1695, author
  • Aubin, Penelope, approximately 1679-approximately 1738, translator
  • Pétis de La Croix, François, 1653-1713, editor
  • Pre-1801 Imprint Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • London : J. Darby [etc.], 1722.

Headings

  • -  Genghis Khan,--1162-1227
  • -  Mongols--History

Notes

  • -  Edited by François Pétris de La Croix (son); translated by Penelope Aubin.
  • -  ESTC T105637
  • -  digital files not viewed; td12 2008-11-20

Medium

  • ix, [7], 448 p. : fold. map ; 21 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • DS22 .P52

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Library of Congress Control Number

  • 05023392

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  • pdf
  • online text

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Chicago citation style:

Pétis De La Croix, François, Author, and Pre-1801 Imprint Collection. The history of Genghizcan the Great, first emperor of the antient Moguls and Tartars: in four books: containing his life, advancement and conquests; with a short history of his successors to the present time; the manners, customs and laws of the antient Moguls and Tartars; and the late geography of the vast countries of Mogolistan, Turquestan, Capschac, Yugurestan, and the Eastern and Western Tartary. Collected from several Oriental authors, and European travellers; whose names, with an abridgment of their lives, are added to this book. editeds by Pétis De La Croix, François, translateds by Aubin, Penelope, Approximately Approximately 1738 [London: J. Darby etc, 1722] Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/05023392/.

APA citation style:

Pétis De La Croix, F. & Pre-1801 Imprint Collection, Pétis De La Croix, F., ed. (1722) The history of Genghizcan the Great, first emperor of the antient Moguls and Tartars: in four books: containing his life, advancement and conquests; with a short history of his successors to the present time; the manners, customs and laws of the antient Moguls and Tartars; and the late geography of the vast countries of Mogolistan, Turquestan, Capschac, Yugurestan, and the Eastern and Western Tartary. Collected from several Oriental authors, and European travellers; whose names, with an abridgment of their lives, are added to this book. Aubin, P., trans [London: J. Darby etc] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/05023392/.

MLA citation style:

Pétis De La Croix, François, Author, and Pre-1801 Imprint Collection. The history of Genghizcan the Great, first emperor of the antient Moguls and Tartars: in four books: containing his life, advancement and conquests; with a short history of his successors to the present time; the manners, customs and laws of the antient Moguls and Tartars; and the late geography of the vast countries of Mogolistan, Turquestan, Capschac, Yugurestan, and the Eastern and Western Tartary. Collected from several Oriental authors, and European travellers; whose names, with an abridgment of their lives, are added to this book. ed by Pétis De La Croix, François, trans by Aubin, Penelope, Approximately Approximately 1738 [London: J. Darby etc, 1722] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/05023392/>.