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. |
搜尋書籍內容
... 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, andhe brought stability ...
... 72 CHAPTER SIX A WAVE CRASHING WESTWARD...90 EPILOGUE IN THE GREAT KHAN'S WAKE . . . . 118 PRIMARY SOURCE RESEARCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130 PRIMARY SOURCE: PORTRAITS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..134 TIMELINE ...
... Khan and his armies. But Genghis Khan's influence on the world around him was not strictly negative. In many ways, he proved himself a talented leader, as well as a very skillful military commander. He put into place a set of laws that ...
... 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.
... daunting borderland to the north of. UNCHARTED LANDS In Genghis Khan's day, no European travelers or explorers had ever set foot in the Gobi Desert. None would until the mid1200s, when the Italian explorer Marco Polo arrived.
內容
4 | |
Chapter Two Struggles On The Steppes | 24 |
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 |