Year 12 IB Extended Essays 2017

gjy664 – Chinggis Khan and the Mongol Empire

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Research Question

To what extent are the 13 th Century primary sources an accurate depiction of Chinggis Khan’s influence on the creation and expansion of the Mongol Empire?

Explanatory Notes

For brevity, this essay uses the following abbreviations.

1. Chinggis Khan is referred to as Chinggis. 2. The 13 th Century primary source the Secret History of the Mongols is referred to as Secret History . 3. The primary source, written by John of Plano Carpini in the 1240s, Ystoria Mongalorum quos nos Tartaros appellamus (“History of the Mongols, which we call Tartars”) is referred to as Ystoria Mongalorum .