Stele of Genghis Khan

Stele of Genghis Khan
Чингисийн чулууны бичиг
ᠴᠢᠩᠭᠢᠰ ᠤᠨ
ᠴᠢᠯᠠᠭᠤᠨ ᠤ
ᠪᠢᠴᠢᠭ
MaterialGranite
Height202 cm
Width74 cm
Depth22 cm[1]
WritingMongolian script
Createdc. 1224-1225
Discovered byGrigory Spassky
Present locationHermitage Museum
CultureMongol Empire

The Stele of Genghis Khan (Mongolian: Чингисийн чулууны бичиг, Russian: Чингисов камень), also known as the Stele of Yisüngge, is a granite stele inscribed with a dedication to Yisüngge, nephew of Genghis Khan, for performing a feat of archery during a gathering of noyans after the Mongol conquest of the Khwarazmian Empire, dated to c. 1224–1225.[2] It was discovered in 1802, close to the remains of Khirkhira,[3] a 13th-century settlement in Transbaikal that served as the center of the territories of Qasar and his descendants. Since 1936 it has kept at the Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg, Russia.

It is important for containing the first known inscription in Mongolian Script.[4]

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