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Conquests of Genghis Khan, The

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
eBook, English, 2008
Lerner Publishing Group, Minneapolis, 2008
1 online resource (164 pages)
9780761340256, 0761340254
1011165751
Front Cover; Front Flap; Title Page; Copyright Info; Contents; Chapter One Life Among The Mongols; Chapter Two Struggles On The Steppes; Chapter Three Forging A Mongol Nation; Chapter Four The Foundations Of An Empire; Chapter Five Storming The Gates Of Cathay; Chapter Six A Wave Crashing Westward; Epilogue In The Great Khan's Wake; Primary Source Research; Primary Source: Portraits; Timeline; Glossary; Who""s Who?; Source Notes; Selected Bibliography; Further Reading And Websites; Index; About The Author/Photo Acknowledgments; Back Flap; Back Cover