The Rise and Fall of the Second Largest Empire in History: How Genghis Khan's Mongols Almost Conquered the WorldQuarto Publishing Group USA, 1. velj 2010. - Broj stranica: 329 How Genghis Khan and the Mongols conquered nearly one-sixth of the planet: “The fascinating story of history’s most misunderstood empire builders.” —Alan Axelrod, bestselling author of Miracle at Belleau Wood Emerging out of the vast steppes of Central Asia in the early 1200s, the Mongols, under their ferocious leader, Genghis Khan, quickly carved out an empire that by the late thirteenth century covered almost one-sixth of the Earth’s landmass—from Eastern Europe to the eastern shore of Asia—and encompassed 110 million people. Far larger than the much more famous domains of Alexander the Great and ancient Rome, it has since been surpassed in overall size and reach only by the British Empire. The Rise and Fall of the Second Largest Empire in the World recounts the spectacularly rapid expansion and dramatic decline of the Mongol realm, while examining its real, widespread, and enduring influence on countless communities from the Danube River to the Pacific Ocean. “Great sweeping history from a superb writer.” —Joseph Cummins, author of The War Chronicles “A skillful and imaginative storyteller and conscientious historian.” —David Willis McCullough, author of Wars of the Irish Kings |
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CHAPTER 2 The Savage Boyhood of Temüjin | 28 |
CHAPTER 3 A Friendless Boys First Allies | 42 |
CHAPTER 4 Temüjins First Battle | 52 |
CHAPTER 5 The Showdown that Made Temüjin a Khan | 66 |
CHAPTER 6 Temüjin Becomes Genghis Khan and the Mongol Nation is Born | 78 |
CHAPTER 11 The Passing of Genghis Khan | 156 |
CHAPTER 12 The Devils Horsemen Invade Europe | 170 |
CHAPTER 13 How One Mans Death Saved Europe from Destruction | 186 |
CHAPTER 14 Rifts in the Family | 206 |
CHAPTER 15 The Rise of Kublai Khan and the Breakup of Genghis Khans Empire | 224 |
CHAPTER 16 The First Mongol Emperor of China | 238 |
EPILOGUE | 254 |
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CHAPTER 7 The Nomads Conquer an Empire | 94 |
CHAPTER 8 Northern China Falls to the Mongols | 108 |
CHAPTER 9 Genghis Khan Invades the Muslim World | 124 |
CHAPTER 10 The Mongol Style of Warfare | 142 |
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS | 260 |
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