The legacy of Chinggis khan’s ulus should be shared between the Mongols and the Kazakhs
Why is the fact Chinggis Khan that was Mongol “not a thesis”? Why do Kazakhs have historical grounds to regard Chinggis Khan’s legacy as part of their own history? And why should the legacy of the Golden Horde be understood beyond Russian-centered interpretations? In this episode of the Qazaqstan Tarihy podcast, we discuss these questions with Dr. Joo-Yup Lee, a historian of Central Eurasia and the Middle East, lecturer at the University of Toronto, and author of “Qazaqlïq, or Ambitious Brigandage, and the Formation of the Qazaqs and The Turkic Peoples in World History”. Dr. Lee shares his impressions of the International Symposium “The Golden Horde as a Model of Steppe Civilization: History, Archaeology, Culture, Identity”, reflects on the formation of the Kazakh people, and discusses the complex legacy of Chinggis Khan, the Chinggisids, and the Golden Horde in Eurasian history.
