The Mongols [2 ed.] 9781405135399

The Mongol Empire was the largest continuous land empire known to history, its violent creation the major political even

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English Pages [127] Year 2001

The Mongols [2 ed.]
9781405135399

The Mongols emerged from obscurity to establish the largest contiguous empire in history. Although they are now no longe

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Following the devastating Mongol conquest of Baghdad in 1258, the domination of the Abbasids declined leading to success

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In the thirteenth century, the Armenians of Greater Armenia and of the Armenian Kingdom in Cilicia were invaded by Mongo

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The Mongol invasions in the first half of the thirteenth century led to profound and shattering changes to the historica

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Except for Marco Polo (whose book entitled, The Million, meaning a million lies about a fabulous China), Europeans knew

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An epic history of the Mongols as we have never seen them―not just conquerors but also city builders, diplomats, and sup

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The Mongol Empire was the mightiest land empire the world has ever seen. At its height it was twice the size of its Roma

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There has long been a need for a scholarly English edition of the great 13th century historical epic, The Secret History

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The inclusion of the Black Sea basin into the long-distance trade network – with its two axes of the Silk Road through t

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