The Death of Tolui for Ogedei and the Potential Death of Duke of Zhou For King Wu:Restudy on Chapter 272 of The Secret History of Mongolia
Various Chinese and foreign historical records such as The Secret History of Mongolia,History of Yuan Dynasty have recorded the event of"death of Tolui for Ogedei",and some scholars believe that the death of Tolui marked and caused the division of the Mongol Empire.Among them,Chapter 272 of The Secret History of Mongolia is the most detailed historical document about the cause and process of the death of Tolui,and it has always been regarded as a real historical event.However,if comparing the record of Chapter 272 as a narrative text of historical writing context with different records from Mongolian and Tibetan historical texts in text analysis and legendary type,we will find in the death of Tolui for Ogedei may not be real historical records.It might be a text created under the guise of historical legends to prove Tolui's loyalty to Ogedei.The story of"Duke of Zhou praying for his death instead of King Wu"provides the prototype for this text,which is the embodiment of the multicultural characteristics of The Secret History of Mongolia.
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