Presents the biography of the brutal Mongolian leader known as Genghis Khan, while also providing an understanding of the history and lifestyle of the Mongols themselves.
Facts about the Mongols, indigenous peoples of central Asia. Includes information about their traditions, myths, social activities, the development of their culture, methods of hunting and gathering, rituals, and their daily lives.
In thirteenth-century China, twelve-year-old Haoyou has life-changing adventures when he takes to the sky as a circus kite rider and meets the great Mongol ruler Kublai Khan.
". . . follow the rise of the Mongol Empire from its founding through its expansion into the Golden Horde in the West under the leadership of Batu and his successors and the Yuan Dynasty in the East under Kublai Khan. It also features the Mongol Empire's important role in the development of trade between the East and the West during the Middle Ages, particularly as recorded by Venetian merchant Marco Polo"--Provided by publisher.
"Grandson of the feared Mongol warlord Genghis Khan, Kublai Khan inherited a vast empire and then doubled its size. This biography examines how Kublai's childhood influenced his later embrace of Chinese culture as emperor of China"--Provided by publisher.
In thirteenth-century China, after trying to save his widowed mother from a horrendous second marriage, twelve-year-old Haoyou has life-changing adventures when he takes to the sky as a circus kite rider and ends up meeting the great Mongol ruler Kublai Khan.
"The Mongol Empire was the . . . [largest] land empire the world has ever seen. At its height it was twice the size of its Roman equivalent. For a . . . century and a half it commanded a population of 100 million people, while the rule of Chinggis (Genghis) Khan marched undefeated from the Pacific Ocean to the Caspian Sea. [The author] argues that the Mongols were not only subjugators who swept all before them but one of the great organizing forces of world history. His book traces the rise of the Great Khan in 1206 to the dissolution of the empire in 1368 by the Ming Dynasty. He discusses the unification of the Turko-Mongol tribes under Chinggis' leadership; the establishment of an . . . imperium whose Pax Mongolica held mastery over the Central Asian steppes; . . . policies of religious pluralism; and the . . . legacy of the Toluid Empire of Yuan China and Ilkhanate Iran"--Back cover.
Presents an illustrated translation of thirteenth-century Venetian explorer Marco Polo's account of his travels throughout China, India, Persia, and other places.
