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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... a mythical ancestor of Genghis Khan, quoted in The Secret History ofthe Mongols, ca. 1227–1240 the thundering beat of horses' hooves. Enemy raiders descended on the Mongol camp, sending its frightened peo- ple running for cover. One ...
... Secret History of the Mongols. This book was probably written in either 1228 or 1240—soon after the khan's death in ... history. Storytellers and minstrels kept alive these spoken stories, songs, and poems, which recorded the life and ...
... Secret History, referring to Temujin. In. about 1162, the tents of a Mongol ordu stood in a pleas- ant, grassy valley. The gers lay nestled near the Onon River, which cut through the hills of the eastern Mongolian plateau. In one of these ...
... a Mongolian horse with speed and control. As he grew older, he began to show a good deal of physi- cal strength—although his brother and friend Kassar was burlier. Temujin was also said to be quick to anger ... Secret History of the Mongols.
... Secret History's version of events, Begter angered Temujin by taking a bird that Temujin had shot and later a fish that Temujin and Kassar had caught. Outraged and indignant, Temujin complained to his mother. But rather than siding with ...
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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 |