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This saying is attributed to Genghis Khan in The Secret History of the Mongols (Монголын нууц товчоо, c. 1240), the oldest surviving literary work in the Mongolian language, which blends history with oral tradition. The Secret History was written after Chinggis's death in 1227 and is the most culturally authoritative source for Mongol traditions, though it is considered more chronicle-legend than a strict historical record. The sentiment reflects Chinggis's documented concern with the unity and continuity of the Mongol nation he had consolidated from rival tribes during the late 12th and early 13th centuries.