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Genghis Khan and Mongol rule
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Genghis Khan and Mongol rule

Author: George Lane
Publisher: Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2004.
Series: Greenwood guides to historic events of the medieval world
Edition/Format: Book : Biography : EnglishView all editions and formats
Summary: The Mongols are often associated with the arts of warfare and annals of horror, but a more realistic association would be their contribution to international trade and cultural exchange during the medieval age. Thematic chapters, biographical sketches, a glossary, maps, illustrations, and selected primary documents provide fresh insight on a regretfully under examined period.
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Named Person: Genghis Khan; Gengis Khan
Material Type: Biography
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: George Lane
ISBN: 0313325286 9780313325281
OCLC Number: 54400178
Description: xlv, 224 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Contents: Overview of the Steppes -- The fall and rise of Temujin (1167-1206) -- Chinggis Khan: the world conqueror -- China and the founding of the Yuan Dynasty (1260-1370) -- The Mongols in Iran: the Il-Khanate -- History repeated -- The legacy: China and Iran -- Biographies -- Primary documents.
Series Title: Greenwood guides to historic events of the medieval world
Responsibility: George Lane.

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The Mongols are often associated with the arts of warfare and annals of horror, but a more realistic association would be their contribution to international trade and cultural exchange during the medieval age. Thematic chapters, biographical sketches, a glossary, maps, illustrations, and selected primary documents provide fresh insight on a regretfully under examined period.

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