Genghis Khan's Adoption of the Uyghur Script

When Genghis Khan conquered the Uyghur kingdom in 1209, he didn't just add territory—he gained a written language that would transform his empire. In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore how the Mongol Empire adopted the Uyghur script, adapted from Sogdian, to record the Yassa law code, administer a vast territory, and produce the Secret History of the Mongols. They discuss the role of the Uyghur scribe Ta-t'a-t'ung-a, who taught the Mongol princes to read and write, and how literacy reshaped Mongol governance from Karakorum to the Silk Road. The episode also touches on the script's eventual replacement by 'Phags-pa under Kublai Khan and its legacy in modern Inner Mongolia. Tune in to understand how a borrowed alphabet helped hold the largest land empire together. #UyghurScript #MongolEmpire #GenghisKhan #SecretHistoryoftheMongols #Yassa #Ta-ta-tung-a #Sogdian #Karakorum #SilkRoad #Phags-pa #InnerMongolia #KublaiKhan #MongolWriting #SteppeHistory #CentralAsia #History #FexingoHistory #Linguistics Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo