Saghang Sechen

[4] When he was just 17, Saghang Sechen became a military and administrative aide to Ligden Khan.

[5] The work has some anecdotes also found in the early-13th-century The Secret History of the Mongols and in Guush Luvsandanzan's Altan Tobchi or Khadyn ündsen khuraangui Altan tovch nert sudar orshivoi ('Short History of the Origins of the Khans Called the Golden Summary'), also written in the early 17th century.

In his work there are also citations from the Shar Tuuj (Sir-a tuguji, 'Yellow Story'), written as on ode to Dayan Khan in the 17th century by an anonymous author.

[4] Beside the literary value of his works, as an historian, he is said to have greatly contributed to the study of Mongol history.

[6] According to one source, he refused to become a subject under the Manchu of the Qing dynasty and was sentenced to death by dismemberment.