本书收录人物5千余,包括起过一定作用的帝王、后妃、诸王、公主、勋戚,有某些事迹和影响的臣僚、将帅,各少数民族领袖人物、各部重要首领,著名起义领袖和代表人物,在经济、文化、科技等方面有贡献的科学家、发明家、学者、文学家、艺人、名医、名匠,宗教界领袖和著名人物。

This book contains more than 5,000 characters, including emperors, heirs, kings, princesses, and lords who have played certain roles in history; the ministers and genera with certain deeds and influences; leaders of various ethnic minorities, and heads of various tribes; wellknown uprising leaders and representatives; scientists, inventors, scholars, writers, entertainers, well-known doctors, and masters who have contributed to economy, culture, science and technology; and religious leaders and notabilities.

中国社会科学院民族研究所研究员。多年从事蒙古史研究，参加撰写《杜尔伯特蒙古族自治县概况》、《黑龙江省蒙古族社会历史调查报告》等。1959年赴苏联科学院民族研究所进修蒙古史，回国后在中国社会科学院民族研究所从事蒙古史研究工作，侧重于蒙元史研究。