The rise and fall of the second largest empire in history
Subtitle: how Genghis Khan's Mongols almost conquered the world
By: Thomas J. Craughwell.
Publisher: Fair Winds Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Beverly, MA
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781592333981
Subjects: Genghis Khan, -- 1162-1227; Kublai Khan, -- 1216-1294; Mongols -- History; Imperialism -- History -- To 1500; Middle Ages; Eurasia -- History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Family tree; title: An intensely hostile world; title: The boyhood of Temujin; title: Temujin's earliest allies; title: Temujin's first battle; title: The showdown; title: Temujin becomes Genghis Khan; title: The first conquest; title: The war against China; title: Genghis and the Shah; title: The Mongol style of warfare; title: The passing of Genghis Khan; title: The Mongol invasion of Russia; title: The Mongol invasion of Eastern Europe; title: Rifts in the family; title: Kublai Khan and the breakup of Genghis's empire; title: Kublai's empire; title: Epilogue.