Mother of the Blue Wolf is heavily focused around the events leading to kurultai. But what exactly is it? The Formal Definition The word kurultai literally means a meeting/gathering. The root of the word was used in ancient Mongol and Turkic tribes to signify any significant gathering. How were Great Khans elected? In Mongolia, they...

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