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Delüün Boldog

Coordinates: 49°01′18″N 111°37′29″E / 49.02167°N 111.62472°E / 49.02167; 111.62472
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49°01′18″N 111°37′29″E / 49.02167°N 111.62472°E / 49.02167; 111.62472

Ovoo and monument at the site

Dulüün-Boldog, or Delun-Boldog, is a tourist attraction located in Dadal, Khentii, in Onon-Balj National Park, Mongolia. It is one of several locations that is considered to be the birthplace of Genghis Khan (Temüjin), in the year 1162 CE, according to The Secret History of the Mongols.[1][2] It is located near the sacred mountain Burkhan Khaldun and the Onon and Kherlen Rivers, close to Ulaanbaatar.

References

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  1. ^ Stone, Zofia (2017-02-01). Genghis Khan: A Biography. Vij Books India Pvt Ltd. ISBN 978-93-86834-32-4.
  2. ^ de Rachewiltz, Igor (1997). "Searching for Činggis Qan: Notes and Comments on Historic Sites in Xentiǐ Aǐmag, Northern Mongolia". Rivista degli studi orientali. 71 (1/4): 239–256. ISSN 0392-4866. JSTOR 41880995.