The Mongol Empire : Genghis Khan, his heirs and the founding of modern China
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Paperback English
By (author) John Man


Categories: Biography: Historical, Political & Military Crime Crime Fiction General & World History Asian History Medieval History Colonialism & Imperialism Political Structure & Processes Political Leaders & Leadership


Genghis Khan is one of historys immortals: a leader of genius, driven by an inspiring vision for peaceful world rule. Believing he was divinely protected, Genghis united warring clans to create a nation and then an empire that ran across much of Asia.

Under his grandson, Kublai Khan, the vision evolved into a more complex religious ideology, justifying further expansion. Kublai doubled the empires size until, in the late 13th century, he and the rest of Genghiss Golden Family controlled one fifth of the inhabited world. Along the way, he conquered all China, gave the nation the borders it has today, and then, finally, discovered the limits to growth.

Genghiss dream of world rule turned out to be a fantasy. And yet, in terms of the sheer scale of the conquests, never has a vision and the character of one man had such an effect on the world.

Charting the evolution of this vision, John Man provides a unique account of the Mongol Empire, from young Genghis to old Kublai, from a rejected teenager to the worlds most powerful emperor.


Product details

Format Paperback | 400 pages
Dimensions 127 x 198 x 26mm | 296g
Publication date 01 Oct 2016
Publisher Transworld Publishers Ltd
Imprint Corgi Books
Publication City/Country London, United Kingdom
Language English
ISBN10 0552168807
ISBN13 9780552168809
Bestsellers rank 4,905