The Collection of the Mongolian Heroic Epic intends to cover all the Mongolian epic pieces we could find, except the three gigantic epic cycles Jangar, Gesar and Haan Harangui. In Volume one, 64 epic texts were collected among the Mongols in China, and the rest, 19 epic texts came from the Mongolia Republic, makes a total of 83 epic texts in this volume. More than half of these texts are new materials to the public, and they appear exactly as what epic singers sang. The rest of them have ever been published here and there. We traced these clues, contacted these collectors and editors, tried to obtain their original text recordings, like manuscripts and tape recordings. Unfortunately, we failed at the end. This explains why those entries are the same as they appeared at first time.
From the beginning of the 20th century, European linguists, especially Russian linguists, recorded and revealed tens of epic pieces with different writing systems. In volume one, we include 7 epic texts recorded by Finnish linguist G. Ramstedt (1873—1950) on his trips to the Mongolian regions from 1900 to 1909. And epic texts recorded by the Buriat scholar Ts. Zhamtsarano (1880—1940),
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four editors
With Danish scholar Gronbech (1901-1957)’s suggestion, Lahbasurunjab and Gongchok recorded an epic Gal Möndör Qagan in 1938, which later printed by Walther Heissig in 1977. Another epic text Eriin Sain Shiree Mergen Han found in the Library of Academy of Inner Mongolia Social Sciences. These two epics come out to
Rinchindorji conducted a field trip in 1962, and recorded 23 epic texts in Hochin Baragu Banner,
Sechinbatu recorded Han Chengel in 2006, and printed here according to the original singing, without any adjustment. Furthermore, two scholars Tubai and Cholomen of a Linguistic Investigation Team collected an epic Hüder Altai Haan in
We carefully provide as much as possible the information about epic texts’ collector, recorder and editors’ names. And we also indicate the information of publications of the first print, if applicable.
Rinchindorji
editor-in-chief
The Collection of Mongolian Heroic Epic
Vol. One
Contents
Editor’s note
About the origin and development of the Mongolian epic tradition
1, Baragu-Khalkha Region
1-1Baragu-Khalkha single plot epics
I) Agui Ulaan Haan type
1, Altan Galuu Noyon
2, Agui Ulaan Haan
3, Agui Ulaan Haanai Hüü Altan Galuu Noyon
4, Altan Galuu Haan
5, Agui Ulaan Haan
6, Agi Ulaan Haanai Altan Galab Hüü
7, Agai Ulaan Haan
8, Agulan Haan
9, Agai Ulaan Haan
10, Arban Naimtai Altan Galuuhai
II) Abralt Bogd Haan type
11, Arban Gurban Nastai Abralt Bogd Haan
12, Usun Jalib Haan
13, Arban Gurban Nastai Abralt Deed Bogd Haan
14, Arban Tabtai Abralt Haan,
15, Arban Gurabtai Abral Deed Bogd Hüü
16, Arban Tabtai Asarsan Haan
III) Bayan Bolod Haan type
17, Buyant Haanai Albat Bayan Bolod Öbgön
18, Buyan Sergüülen
19, Bayan Bolod Öbgön
20, Bayan Bolod Öbgön
21, Bayan Baldan Öbgön
22, Bayan Baldan Öbgönöi Gurban Hüü
IV) Other types of
23, Ariin Deed Aria Hüü
24, Eriin Sain Shiree Mergen Haan
25, Altai Tsembel Hüü
26, Eriin Sain Erinche Mergen
27, Manggussig Darsan Ülger
I) Shilin Galzuu Baatar type epic
28, Abai Hiling Galjuu Baatar
29, Enhe Bolod Haan
30, Shilin Galjuu Baatar Hüü
31, Shilin Galjuu Baatar
32, Shilin Galjuu Baatar
33, Shilin Galjuu Baatar
34, Shilin Galjuu Baatar
35, Shilin Galjuu Baatar
II) Other types of regain epic
36, Togoon Shirmen Haan
37, Bajin Dawa Haan
38, Altan Gerelt Haanai Abrag Chuluun Baatar
39, Gal Möndör Haan
40, Bayan Bolod Öbgönöi Gurban Hüü
41, Bayan Bolod Öbgönöi Hüü Shilin Galjuu Baatar
42, Bayan Bolod Öbgön
43, Ajig Teneg Baatar
44, Arab Taban Hot Ail
45, Ajil Medehgüi Arab Taban Hot
46, Altan Shühert Haan
47, Altan Shühert Haan
1-2Baragu-Khalkha multi-plot type
I)Shireet Mergen type
48, Shireet Mergen Haanai Hüü
49, Shireet Mergen
50, Haan Tögösiin Hüü Shireet Mergen Haan
II) Other Heroic Proposal of Marriage plus
51, Jüi Mergen Haanai Jügei Mijid Hüü
52, Zooboi Mijid Haanai Hüü Zuubai Mijid
53, Altan Sembüü Mergen Hüü
54, Ganchi Modon Honogtoi Galjuu Ulaan Baatar
55, Högshin Luu Mergen Haan
56, Eriin Sain Zaan Zaluudai
57, Eriin Deed Aria Hüü
I) Gunhan Ulaan Baatar type
58, Gurban Nastai Gunhan Ulaan Baatar
59, Gurban Nastai Gunan Ulaan Baatar
60, Gurban Nastai Gunhan Ulaan Baatar
61, Gurban Nastai Gunhan Ulaan Baatar
62, Gurban Nastai Gunhan Ulaan Baatar
63, Gunhan Ulaan Baatar
II) Other type of Two-Expedition type
64, Agui Ulaan Haanai Hüü Altan Galuu Haan
65, Tsewüün Hara Nüden Hüü
2. Epic Tradition in the Oirat Region
2-1 Matrimony plus
66, Hüder Altai Haan
67, Haan Chengel Taiji
68, Haan Chengel Baatar
69, Haan Chengel
70, Naran Zandan Taiji
2-2 Single Plot epic in the Oirat of Xinjiang
71, Gang Hara Tebeg
72, Eyeldeg Haan Köbüün Ergüü Gunan Hara
2-3 Oirat Heroic Matrimony plus
73, Ebeldengiin Buuraltai Ergüü Gunan Hara
74, Bayan Bambal Haanai Köbüün Eriin Sain Hebsain
75, Higiin Hüten Höh Tömör Zebe
2-4 Oirat Multi-Battle type
76, Naran Haan Köbüün
77, Naran Haan Köbüün
78, Harcha Mergen
3. Tribal and Clan-Fighting type
79, Er Seer Baatar
80, Bars Choohor Moritoi Bambal Haan
81, Altan Alag moritoi Altanai Hüü
82, Haraja Hara Moritoi Haraldai Mergen
83, Ana Mergen Haan
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