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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... followers and hated by his enemies. But it was precisely this combination of violence and vision—of ferocity and audac- ity—that made him one of the globe's great conquerors. SETTING. THE. SCENE. The future Genghis Khan was born in 1162 ...
... followers had the right to replace him or to find a new chieftain. These groups and their leaders were not based ... follower, of an unrelated khan, he had to give up ties to his own biological ancestors. But he did so in hopes of ...
... the family. Begter's murder eliminated Temujin's primary competitor. Clearly, Temujin already had a spark of ambition. A Chinese artist of the fourteenth century painted this image of a tant of all, he began gathering a group of followers.
... follower of Temujin. Such bonds were important. For as it turned out, new challenges were in store for the family—this time from beyond their camp's borders. THE. FIRST. CHALLENGE. Hoelun had been right to urge her children to keep peace ...
... follower of Yesugei and a member of the Taijut tribe. After Yesugei's death, Kiriltuk had managed to take command of many of the dead leader's former clansmen. Historians are not sure why he next set his sights on defeat- ing Temujin ...
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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 |