Genghis Khan: How the Daughters of Genghis Khan Rescued His Empire (A Captivating Guide to the Founder of the Mongol Empire and His Conquests Which Resulted in the Largest Contiguous Empire in...

Genghis khan is one of history's immortals: a leader of genius, driven by an inspiring vision for peaceful world rule. Believing he was divinely protected, genghis united warring clans to create a nation and then an empire that ran across much of asia. Under his grandson, kublai khan, the vision evolved into a more complex religious ideology, justifying further expansion. Kublai doubled the empire's size until, in the late 13th century, he and the rest of genghis’s ‘golden family’ controlled one fifth of the inhabited world. Along the way, he conquered all china, gave the nation the borders it has today, and then, finally, discovered the limits to growth. Inside you will read about... •Mystery of the steppes •When warriors are made •Rites of passage •A battle against shamanic destiny •United they stand •Throwing sand at an empire •Genghis khan’s crusade •The last days of genghis khan Though history is usually written by the victors, history was largely written by those who genghis khan and saladin vanquished. And while that meant genghis khan became widely reviled, it had the opposite effect on saladin. Saladin is widely considered one of the greatest generals in history and one of the most famous leaders of the middle ages, but he remains a paradox, both in personal and in historical terms.