num_pages: 718
description: While the early history of the steppe nomad is shrouded in obscurity, The Empire of the Steppes brings to the general reader and the specialist the majestic sweep, grandeur, and the overriding intellectural grasp of Grousset's original. Hailed as a masterpiece when first published in French in 1939, and in English in 1970, this great work of synthesis brings before us the great people of the steppes, dominated by three mighty figures - Attila, Genghiz Khan, and Tamberlain - as they marched through ten centuries of history, from the borders of China to the frontiers of the West. Includes nineteen maps, a comprehensive index, notes, and bibliography.
language: English
title: The Empire of the Steppes: A History of Central Asia
titlecomplete: The Empire of the Steppes: A History of Central Asia
characters: Möngke Khan, Ariq Böke, Attila the Hun, Subutai, Sorghaghtani Beki, Kublai Khan, Ögedei Khan, Béla IV of Hungary, Oghul Qaimish, Tomyris (Massagetean Queen), Genghis Khan, Güyük Khan, Töregene Khatun, Hulagu Khan, Tamerlane
genres: Russian History, European History, Nonfiction, World History, History, Asia, Russia, Medieval History, Medieval, Ancient History
ratings_count: 322
places: Karakorum
publisher: Rutgers University Press