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«IZVESTIYA IRKUTSKOGO GOSUDARSTVENNOGO UNIVERSITETA». SERIYA «ISTORIYA»
«THE BULLETIN OF IRKUTSK STATE UNIVERSITY». SERIES «HISTORY»
ISSN 2222-9124 (Print)

List of issues > Series «History». 2026. Vol 55

“Oral histories” by Ts. Damdinsuren as an Example of Oral Historical Research

Author(s)

S. Lkhagvaa

Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China

Abstract
The article is devoted to the analysis of oral histories recorded by Tsendiyn Damdinsuren, the first Mongolian scientist who began collecting ancient sayings, stories, narratives (more than 170 oral histories). Oral stories recorded from various people during the development of oral literature and historiography in Mongolia, as a rule, belonged to the genre of “ancient tales”. However, Damdinsuren called them “aman ogulleg” – “oral narratives” – and associated them with historiography rather than oral literature, emphasizing their historical significance. It is concluded that it is appropriate to consider the oral histories of Ts. Damdinsuren as a source of historical research.
About the Authors
Lkhagvaa Sanchir, Postgraduate Yangzhou University 88, Daxue South Road, Yangzhou City, Jiangsu Province, 225127, China e-mail: l.sanchira@gmail.com
For citation
Lkhagvaa S. “Oral histories” by Ts. Damdinsuren as an Example of Oral Historical Research. The Bulletin of Irkutsk State University. Series History, 2026, vol. 55, pp. 130-137. https://doi.org/10.26516/2222-9124.2026.55.130 (in Russian)
Keywords
оral history, Tsendiyn Damdinsuren, oral stories.
UDC
930(517.3)
DOI
https://doi.org/10.26516/2222-9124.2026.55.130
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