The rise and fall of the second largest empire in history : how Genghis Khan's Mongols almost conquered the world /
Craughwell, Thomas J., 1956-
The rise and fall of the second largest empire in history : how Genghis Khan's Mongols almost conquered the world / Thomas J. Craughwell. - Beverly, Mass. : Fair Winds Press, 2010. - 272 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), maps (chiefly col.) ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Family tree -- Introduction -- The Asian Steppes: an intensely hostile world -- The savage boyhood of Temüjin -- A friendless boy's first allies -- Temüjin's first battle -- The showdown that made Temüjin a Khan -- Temüjin becomes Genghis Khan and the Mongol nation is born -- The nomads conquer an empire -- Northern China falls to the Mongols -- Ghengis Khan invades the Muslim world -- The Mongol style of warfare -- The passing of Genghis Khan -- "The Devil's Horsemen" invade Europe -- How one man's death saved Europe from destruction -- Rifts in the family -- The rise of Kublai Khan and the breakup of Genghis Khan's empire -- The first Mongol emperor of China -- Epilogue -- Bibliography -- Acknowledgements -- About the author -- Index.
9781592333981 1592333982
2009031087
Genghis Khan, 1162-1227.
Kublai Khan, 1216-1294.
Mongols--History.
Imperialism--History--To 1500.
Middle Ages.
Eurasia--History.
DS19 / .C73 2010
950/.22
The rise and fall of the second largest empire in history : how Genghis Khan's Mongols almost conquered the world / Thomas J. Craughwell. - Beverly, Mass. : Fair Winds Press, 2010. - 272 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), maps (chiefly col.) ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Family tree -- Introduction -- The Asian Steppes: an intensely hostile world -- The savage boyhood of Temüjin -- A friendless boy's first allies -- Temüjin's first battle -- The showdown that made Temüjin a Khan -- Temüjin becomes Genghis Khan and the Mongol nation is born -- The nomads conquer an empire -- Northern China falls to the Mongols -- Ghengis Khan invades the Muslim world -- The Mongol style of warfare -- The passing of Genghis Khan -- "The Devil's Horsemen" invade Europe -- How one man's death saved Europe from destruction -- Rifts in the family -- The rise of Kublai Khan and the breakup of Genghis Khan's empire -- The first Mongol emperor of China -- Epilogue -- Bibliography -- Acknowledgements -- About the author -- Index.
9781592333981 1592333982
2009031087
Genghis Khan, 1162-1227.
Kublai Khan, 1216-1294.
Mongols--History.
Imperialism--History--To 1500.
Middle Ages.
Eurasia--History.
DS19 / .C73 2010
950/.22