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100 1 _aMcLynn, Frank,
245 1 0 _aGenghis Khan :
_bHis Conquests, His Empire, his Legacy
_cFrank McLynn.
250 _aFirst Da Capo Press edition.
260 _aBoston USA.:
_bDa Capo Press.:
_c2015.:
300 _axxxvi, 646 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates :
_billustrations, maps ;
_c24 cm
505 0 _aThe nomads of Mongolia -- Early years -- The rise and rise of Temujin -- Temujin becomes Genghis Khan -- The ever victorious army -- The character and personality of the Khan -- The invasion of the Jin Empire -- The conquest of northern China -- Westward diversions -- Downfall of the Shah -- The Khwarezmian Empire destroyed -- The Great Raid -- The twilight years -- Ogodei -- Administering the Mongol Empire -- The invasion of eastern Europe -- Hungary and the Adriatic -- Appendix 1. Mongol religion -- Appendix 2. The fall of Qara Khitai.
520 _a"Combining fast-paced accounts of battles with rich cultural background and the latest scholarship, Frank McLynn brings vividly to life the strange world of the Mongols, describes Temujin's rise from boyhood outcast to becoming Genghis Khan, and provides the most accurate and absorbing account yet of one of the most powerful men ever to have lived."--Provided by publisher.
650 0 _aMongols
_xKings and rulers
700 _aFrank Mclynn
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