Saturday, April 27, 2024

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 "How Scarlet Lion Khongor Defeated Khan Iron Head Mangna"

Over 6000 people gathered for a feast when  Mangna Khan's messenger arrived, telling the to surrender vatious items and people by a certain date, of be attacked by an army. Khongor refused to be enslaved and went to do battle with his enemy. He captured multiple soldiers until he was shot and his allies treated him. He then battled Khan to the end.


Source: Jangar: The Heroic Epic of the Kalmyk Nomads by Saglar Bougdaeva.

More information about the epic here and here.

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