The Mongol Empire : Genghis Khan, his heirs and the founding of Modern China. / John Man.
Material type: TextPublisher number: : Amazon.in | : Cocoblu Retail, Village- Jamalpur, Gurgaon, Haryana-122503Publication details: , London : Penguin Random House , 2015ISBN: 9780552168809Subject(s): History | Kublai Khan | Biographies | Mongols Kings and rulers | Genghis KhanDDC classification: 950.2 MANItem type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Genghis Khan
barbarian to his victims, demi-god to his people
united warring clans to forge an empire that spanned Asia. Under his grandson, Kublai Khan, the vision evolved and he doubled the empire's size until, in the late 13th century, he and his family controlled one sixth of the world's land area. Along the way, he conquered all China, and gave it the borders it has today
Genghis Khan is one of history's 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 empire's size until, in the late 13th century, he and the rest of Genghis' '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. Genghis' 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.
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