Great Yasa of Genghis Khan

( 1200s–1400s ) Commentary by Timothy May, North Georgia College & State University

Glossary

Mohammedan Muslim
wish for the decoration of eight sides so that . . . it will be possible to take four limits in one place a reference to invoking the might of Tengri (the Heavens or the Sky God), which extends everywhere, and in this way being able to close or cut off all four avenues of escape (north, south, east, west)
Yesun-Bey a famous warrior in his day