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The Mongols

David Morgan

How did the Mongol empire, the largest continuous land empire ever, reach the borders of Europe and then withdraw?

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Author
David Morgan

Why read it

  • You will understand how military supremacy built and held together the largest continuous land empire the world has seen
  • You will weigh the idea that Europe had a lucky escape from becoming a province of a great Eurasian empire
  • You will see why an empire centered in the Far East shaped European politics, trade and religion for a century or more

Who it is for

  • A history lover curious about Chingiz Khan and his successors
  • A student who needs a short survey of Mongol history
  • A reader who wants to know how Europe was spared

Contents

  1. The Mongols
  2. David Morgan
  3. Introduction
  4. The Study of Mongol History
  5. The Study of Mongol History
  6. Chapter Notes
  7. Nomads of the Steppe: Asia before Chingiz Khan
  8. Nomads of the Steppe: Asia before Chingiz Khan
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  10. Chapter Notes
  11. Chingiz Khan and the Founding of the Mongol Empire
  12. Chapter Notes
  13. Nature and Institutions of the Mongol Empire
  14. Nature and Institutions of the Mongol Empire
  15. Chapter Notes
  16. The Mongols in China
  17. The Mongols in China
  18. Chapter Notes
  19. 28 Ibid., p. 15.
  20. Expansion to the West: the Mongols in Russia and Persia
  21. Chapter Notes
  22. The Mongols and Europe
  23. The Mongols and Europe
  24. Chapter Notes
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  26. What Became of the Mongols?
  27. Chronology of Events
  28. Chronology of Events
  29. Dynastic Tables
  30. WITHDRAWN

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