The Mongols A History

by Curtin, Jeremiah

• ISBN13: 9780306812439
• ISBN10: 0306812436
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-03-20
• Publisher: Grand Central Publishing

Summary

The Mongolswere the superpower of their day, erupting out of Central Asia in 1206 to conquer an empire stretching from Poland to Korea. Their arrival in the Middle East upset the very tenuous balance between Christendom and Islam, sparking a long-simmering rivalry that has, as we all know, lasted to this day.An absorbing, detailed narrative on the clans, feuds, battles, and conquests of the Mongol era, covering every aspect of Mongol intrigue, logistics, and tactics.

Author Biography

Jeremiah Curtin (1835-1906) served in the U.S. diplomatic corps and represented Native American interests before the U.S. Civil Service Commission and Department of the Interior. Greatly admired both for his linguistic skills and his humanitarian interests, he is also renowned as the translator of Polish novelist Henryk Sienkiewicz.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. ix
Classification, Myth and Reality	p. 1
Temudjin Begins His Mighty Career	p. 16
Wang Khan of the Keraits	p. 37
Temudjin Takes the Title of Jinghis and Rewards His Empire Builders	p. 62
Jinghis Khan's Triumphant Advance beyond the Great Wall of China	p. 79
Destruction of the Kwaresmian Empire	p. 93
Flight and Death of Mohammed	p. 113
Death and Burial of the Conqueror	p. 131
Persia at the Time of Jinghis Khan's Death	p. 145
Condition of Persia in 1254, When Hulagu Came to Conquer and to Slaughter	p. 172
The Assassin Commonwealth and Its Destruction by the Mongols	p. 197
Hulagu Destroys the Assassin Commonwealth	p. 222
Destruction of the Kalifat	p. 247
Victory of Kutuz, Sultan of Egypt	p. 267
Destruction of the Kin Empire	p. 295
Expedition against China and Death of Ogotai	p. 310
Kubilai Khan Destroys the Sung Dynasty	p. 336
Kubilai's Activity in China and War with Kaidu	p. 361
Expulsion of the Mongols from China	p. 384
Index	p. 413
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