The Conquests of Genghis KhanTwenty-First Century Books, 2008年1月1日 - 160 頁 Can one man really change the world? If that man is Genghis Khan, the answer is yes. Born around 1161, Temujin, as he was named, grew up in humble surroundings. As a teenager, he fled from enemy raiders, but he became a fearless—and feared—man who commanded an army of thousands and an empire of millions. In fact, by the mid-1200s Genghis Khan’s Mongol Empire included much of the known world. Though he was responsible for the deaths of millions, he also showed tolerance for religious and cultural differences among the many peoples he conquered, and he brought stability and unification to a vast area where it had never before existed. Even today, the name Genghis Khan continues to instill fear in some and admiration in others. His election as Great Khan in approximately 1190 is surely one of history’s most pivotal moments. |
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... raised on the high Mongolian plateau, located in east central Asia. In modern times, this land is part of the nation of Mongolia, north of China and south of Russia. The area has. UNCHARTED LANDS In Genghis Khan's day, no European.
... China. Part of an inland sea in prehistoric times, the modern Gobi is one of the driest places on the planet. In some years, it receives no rain at all. The Gobi is known as a “cold” desert, because winter temperatures can drop as low ...
... - ent groups remain unclear. Most Uighur princes. It comes from Bezeklik, a group of historians believe that the artificial caves in China. 9 10 majority of the tribes shared a broad background of. HISTORIC HORSES It is almost impossible.
... China). While most Mongols did not abandon their own faith entirely, they were also recep- tive to the ideas of other religions. Some scholars suggest that the Mongols—who were largely a practical-minded peo- ple—thought it best to play ...
... Chinese and the Persians (inhabitants of an ancient empire centered in modernday Iran). These writers were probably biased when the subject was their conqueror. But modern historians see these works as valuable reference tools, when ...
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Chapter Three Forging A Mongol Nation | 40 |
Chapter Four The Foundations Of An Empire | 58 |
Chapter Five Storming The Gates Of Cathay | 72 |
Chapter Six A Wave Crashing Westward | 90 |
Epilogue In The Great Khans Wake | 118 |
Primary Source Research | 130 |
Glossary | 143 |
Whos Who? | 145 |
Source Notes | 150 |
Selected Bibliography | 152 |
Further Reading And Websites | 153 |
Index | 156 |
About The AuthorPhoto Acknowledgments | 160 |
Back Flap | 161 |