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Genghis Khan and Mongol rule / George Lane.

By: Series: Greenwood guides to historic events of the medieval worldPublication details: Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2004.Description: xlv, 224 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 0313325286 (alk. paper)
  • 9780313325281 (alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 950/.2/092 22
LOC classification:
  • DS19 .L35 2004
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.
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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Books Books The Anton Library of Chinese Studies General Stacks DS19 .L35 2004 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available TBC00002884

Includes bibliographical references (p. [201]-220) and index.

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.

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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