6.5 History of the Kereyid

Hello! My name is Corey and welcome to the Mongol Empire Podcast. In this episode we take a break from the main narrative to construct a history of the Kereyid tribe. Ruled in Temujin’s era by the controversial Toghoril Khan, the Kereyid tribe play a critical part in the Mongol leader’s rise to power. The history of the Kereyid has been tracked back to the 840s.   Bibliography and Resources: https://mongolempirepodcast.com/   Support the Show: ko-fi.com/mongolempirepodcast   Contact: [email protected]   Primary Source Credits: Bar Hebraeus. Chronography, ed. and trans. By E.A. Wallis Budge (Oxford University Press, 1932) Rashiduddin Fazullah. Jami’u’t-Tawarikh: Compendium of Chronicles, ed. and trans. by W.M. Thackston, 3 vols (Harvard University Press, 1998)   Music Credits: "Majestic Hills" by Kevin MacLeod is used with a Lifetime Extended License.   Researched, written and presented by Corey Still, CS Productions.