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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... sometimes consider- ably higher. In many parts of the desert, rocky plains extend to the horizon in every direction. But the desert also has a harsh beauty and a natural magnificence that have awed peo- ple from the early Mongols to ...
... sometimes brought dramatic thunderstorms to the region. Throughout the year, the plateau experienced dramatic temperature differences that could be as much as 140°F (79°C). In the mid-1100s, the Mongols controlled parts of the eastern ...
... sometimes harsh cli- mate. In the depths of Mongolian winter, they even knew how to dig beneath the snows to find ... sometime around 4000 B.C. By 1000 B.C.— still more than two thousand years before Genghis Khan's time—the horse was ...
... sometimes became food, as well. And the animals were also the source of another important traditional part of the Mongol diet—fermented mare's milk called airag or koumiss. Made in leather bags, this beverage contained valuable pro ...
... Sometimes, however, difficult circumstances did not allow such luxuries. In these cases, riders often placed raw meat under their saddles and rode on top of it for some time to make it more tender and easier to eat without cooking. 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 |