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The history of the decline and fall of the Roman Empire.
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ISBN: 1139333607 1108050778 Year: 2015 Publisher: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press,

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The pre-eminent historian of his day, Edward Gibbon produced his magnum opus in six volumes between 1776 and 1788. Reissued here is the authoritative seven-volume edition prepared by J.B. Bury (1861-1927) between 1896 and 1900. Immediately and widely acclaimed, Gibbon's work remains justly famous for its magisterial account of Roman imperialism and Christianity from the first century CE through to the fall of Constantinople and beyond. Innovative in its use of primary sources and notable for its tone of religious scepticism, this epic narrative stands as a masterpiece of English literature and historical scholarship. Volume 7 covers the period 1206-1590 CE, examining the rise of Genghis Khan, the conquests of Tamerlane, the Council of Basel, the Ottoman capture of Constantinople, the Western schism and reunion, and the ruins of ancient Rome. Indexes to the text and appendices are also included.


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The blue wolf : a novel of the life of Chinggis Khan
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ISBN: 0231517912 0231146167 Year: 2008 Publisher: New York : Columbia University Press,

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One of the world's most ruthless warriors, Chinggis Khan conquered nearly all of Asia in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, transforming the scattered and impoverished Mongols into an exceptionally proud and powerful nation. In this riveting and thoroughly researched portrait, Japan's celebrated epic novelist drives at the root of the khan's great desires and insatiable appetite for supremacy.Beginning with his birth in 1162, The Blue Wolf follows the crucial alliances that led to Chinggis Khan's great campaigns in North China, Bukhara, and Samarkand, as well as the state of Khorazm. The khan was obsessed with his ancestry, not knowing whether he was the descendent of the blue wolf (mythical progenitor of the Mongols and the noble Borjigin line) or merely the bastard son of a Merkid tribesman. For Inoue Yasushi, Chinggis's ancestral anxiety lies at the center of his relentless push for empire. He struggled with his paternity as intensely as he fought his battles, and his victories stood as proof that the brave warrior was a true Mongol. The question of paternity also formed the largest wedge between Chinggis and his eldest son, Jochi, a boy born in captivity and of similarly questionable heritage. Hailed for its sophistication and rich imagining of a remote world, The Blue Wolf puts a human cast on a legendary force that changed Asia and the world.


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The Mongols and the Islamic World : From Conquest to Conversion
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ISBN: 9780300125337 030012533X 0300227280 9780300227284 Year: 2018 Publisher: New Haven, CT : Yale University Press,

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An epic historical consideration of the Mongol conquest of Western Asia and the spread of Islam during the years of non-Muslim rule The Mongol conquest of the Islamic world began in the early thirteenth century when Genghis Khan and his warriors overran Central Asia and devastated much of Iran. Distinguished historian Peter Jackson offers a fresh and fascinating consideration of the years of infidel Mongol rule in Western Asia, drawing from an impressive array of primary sources as well as modern studies to demonstrate how Islam not only survived the savagery of the conquest, but spread throughout the empire.   This unmatched study goes beyond the well-documented Mongol campaigns of massacre and devastation to explore different aspects of an immense imperial event that encompassed what is now Iran, Iraq, Turkey, and Afghanistan, as well as Central Asia and parts of eastern Europe. It examines in depth the cultural consequences for the incorporated Islamic lands, the Muslim experience of Mongol sovereignty, and the conquerors' eventual conversion to Islam.

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Mongols --- Imperialism --- Conversion --- HISTORY / Medieval. --- HISTORY / Asia / Central Asia. --- HISTORY / Europe / Former Soviet Republics. --- RELIGION / Islam / History. --- History. --- Social aspects --- Genghis Khan, --- Influence. --- Islam --- Middle East --- Church history. --- Religious conversion --- Psychology, Religious --- Proselytizing --- Colonialism --- Empires --- Expansion (United States politics) --- Neocolonialism --- Political science --- Anti-imperialist movements --- Caesarism --- Chauvinism and jingoism --- Militarism --- Mongolians --- Altaic peoples --- Ethnology --- Changīz Khān, --- Chʻeng-chi-ssu-han, --- Chengjisihan, --- Chinggis Khaan, --- Chinggis-Khan, --- Chinghis Khan, --- Chingis Khan, --- Chingiskhan, --- Чингисхан, --- Chingisu Han, --- Chingisu Kan, --- Chingiz-khan, --- C̆inggis-Khan, --- Cingġis Qaġan, --- Cingġis-Qan, --- Cinghis Khaan, --- Cinkkīz-Khān, --- Czyngis-Chan, --- Dschingis-Chan, --- Dschingis Khan, --- Dschingiz-Chan, --- Džingis-kan, --- Dzsingisz kán, --- Jankīz Khān, --- Jenghis Khan, --- Jenghiz Khan, --- Jinghis Khan, --- Jingisu Kan, --- Khan, Genghis, --- Sŏnggilsa Han, --- Tamūjin, --- Temuchin, --- Temuchzhin, --- Temujin, --- Tėmu̇u̇zhin, --- Tėmu̇zhin, --- Tīmūjīn, --- Tschingis Chan, --- Yenkitsakhān, --- Zingis-Khan, --- جنكيز خان، --- چنگيز خان --- 成吉思汗, --- Chingis Khaan, --- Чингис Хаан, --- Asia, South West --- Asia, Southwest --- Asia, Western --- East (Middle East) --- Eastern Mediterranean --- Fertile Crescent --- Levant --- Mediterranean Region, Eastern --- Mideast --- Near East --- Northern Tier (Middle East) --- South West Asia --- Southwest Asia --- Orient --- Mongoles --- Impérialisme --- History --- Histoire --- Aspect social --- Asia --- Islamic countries --- Moyen-Orient --- Asie --- Pays musulmans --- Histoire religieuse --- History / medieval. --- History / asia / central asia. --- History / europe / former soviet republics. --- Religion / islam / history. --- Impérialisme --- Gengis Khan, --- Asia, West --- West Asia --- Western Asia --- Dzjengis Khan --- Social aspects&delete&


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The secret history of the Mongols : a Mongolian epic chronicle of the thirteenth century
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ISBN: 9004250565 9789004250567 9004258582 9789004258587 1299808247 Year: 2013 Publisher: Leiden : BRILL,

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Volume Three of Igor de Rachewiltz’s annotated translation of the Secret History of the Mongols (Brill 2004, 2006), now regarded as the standard English version of this epic biography of Činggis Qan, is both a complement and a supplement to the first two volumes. On the one hand it revises and updates the work to the end of 2012, and on the other it introduces new interpretations and ideas about both the identity of its anonymous author and the date of its composition. It is, therefore, an indispensable companion volume for all readers and users of the earliest Mongolian literary production which contains, in the words of Arthur Waley, ‘some of the most vivid primitive literature that exists anywhere in the world.’ The Secret History of the Mongols has been selected by Choice as Outstanding Academic Title (2005).

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Mongols --- History. --- Genghis Khan, --- Changīz Khān, --- Chʻeng-chi-ssu-han, --- Chengjisihan, --- Chinggis Khaan, --- Chinggis-Khan, --- Chinghis Khan, --- Chingis Khan, --- Chingiskhan, --- Чингисхан, --- Chingisu Han, --- Chingisu Kan, --- Chingiz-khan, --- C̆inggis-Khan, --- Cingġis Qaġan, --- Cingġis-Qan, --- Cinghis Khaan, --- Cinkkīz-Khān, --- Czyngis-Chan, --- Dschingis-Chan, --- Dschingis Khan, --- Dschingiz-Chan, --- Džingis-kan, --- Dzsingisz kán, --- Jankīz Khān, --- Jenghis Khan, --- Jenghiz Khan, --- Jinghis Khan, --- Jingisu Kan, --- Khan, Genghis, --- Sŏnggilsa Han, --- Tamūjin, --- Temuchin, --- Temuchzhin, --- Temujin, --- Tėmu̇u̇zhin, --- Tėmu̇zhin, --- Tīmūjīn, --- Tschingis Chan, --- Yenkitsakhān, --- Zingis-Khan, --- جنكيز خان، --- چنگيز خان --- 成吉思汗, --- Chingis Khaan, --- Чингис Хаан, --- Gengis Khan, --- China --- History --- Dzjengis Khan --- Secret history of the Mongols --- Criticism, Textual. --- Secret history of the Mongols. --- Mongolyn nuut︠s︡ tovchoo --- Монголын нууц товчоо --- Mongolyn nuut︠s︡ tovchoon --- Монголын нууц товчоон --- Mongġol-un niġuca tobciyan --- Mongholum niucha tobchaan --- Mongqol-un niuča tobčaʼan --- Mongolian secret history --- Yuvan Ulus-un niġuca tobciy-a --- Genchō hishi --- Mang huo lun niu chatuo cha an --- Manghol un niuca tobca'an --- Menggu mi shi --- 蒙古秘史 --- Menggu mi shi xin yi bing zhu shi --- Yuan bi shi --- Yuan chao bi shi --- I︠U︡anʹ-chao bi-shi --- Юань-чао би-ши --- Yuan mi shi --- Yuan chao mi shi. --- Yüan chʻao pi shih --- Yuan chao mi shi --- 元朝铋史

Genghis Khan and the making of the modern world
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ISBN: 9780609809648 9780307237811 0609610627 9780609610626 0609809644 Year: 2004 Publisher: New York Crown

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Nearly every aspect of our world -- borders, political philosophies, technology, warfare, commerce, clothing, art, literature, language, and music -- bears the indelible mark of Genghis Khan and his Mongol Empire. Here is a startling true history of how one extraordinary man from a remote corner of the world created an empire that led the world into the modern age. The name Genghis Khan often conjures the image of a relentless, bloodthirsty barbarian on horseback leading a ruthless band of nomadic warriors in the looting of the civilized world. But the surprising truth is that Genghis Khan was a visionary leader whose conquests joined backward Europe with the flourishing cultures of Asia to trigger a global awakening, an unprecedented explosion of technologies, trade, and ideas. In Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World, Jack Weatherford, the only Western scholar ever to be allowed into the Mongols' "Great Taboo"--Genghis Khan's homeland and forbidden burial site -- tracks the astonishing story of Genghis Khan and his descendants, and their conquest and transformation of the world. - Jacket flap. A re-evaluation of Genghis Khan's rise to power examines the reforms the conqueror instituted throughout his empire and his uniting of East and West, which set the foundation for the nation-states and economic systems of the modern era.


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Genghis khan and the Mongol empire
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ISBN: 9780295989570 0295989572 Year: 2009 Publisher: Washington University of Washington

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Mongols --- History --- Histoire --- Genghis Khan, --- Mongolia --- Mongolie --- Antiquities --- Civilization --- Antiquités --- Civilisation --- S23/0515 --- Mongolia and the Mongols (including Tannu Tuva, Buriats)--Genghis Khan and his family --- Antiquités --- Mongolians --- Altaic peoples --- Ethnology --- Changīz Khān, --- Chʻeng-chi-ssu-han, --- Chengjisihan, --- Chinggis Khaan, --- Chinggis-Khan, --- Chinghis Khan, --- Chingis Khan, --- Chingiskhan, --- Чингисхан, --- Chingisu Han, --- Chingisu Kan, --- Chingiz-khan, --- C̆inggis-Khan, --- Cingġis Qaġan, --- Cingġis-Qan, --- Cinghis Khaan, --- Cinkkīz-Khān, --- Czyngis-Chan, --- Dschingis-Chan, --- Dschingis Khan, --- Dschingiz-Chan, --- Džingis-kan, --- Dzsingisz kán, --- Jankīz Khān, --- Jenghis Khan, --- Jenghiz Khan, --- Jinghis Khan, --- Jingisu Kan, --- Khan, Genghis, --- Sŏnggilsa Han, --- Tamūjin, --- Temuchin, --- Temuchzhin, --- Temujin, --- Tėmu̇u̇zhin, --- Tėmu̇zhin, --- Tīmūjīn, --- Tschingis Chan, --- Yenkitsakhān, --- Zingis-Khan, --- جنكيز خان، --- چنگيز خان --- 成吉思汗, --- Chingis Khaan, --- Чингис Хаан, --- Gengis Khan, --- Mongol Uls --- Монгол Улс --- Mongolii︠a︡ --- Mongolei --- BNMAU --- Bu̇gd Naĭramdakh Mongol Ard Uls --- Bügd Nayramdah Mongol Ard Uls --- MNR --- Mongolʹskai︠a︡ narodnai︠a︡ respublika --- Монгольская народная республика --- Meng-ku jen min kung ho kuo --- Menggu ren min gong he guo --- 蒙古人民共和國 --- Meng-ku --- Menggu --- 蒙古 --- Wai Meng-ku --- Mongolische Volksrepublik --- Mongoru Jimmin Kyōwakoku --- Mongol Népköztársaság --- Outer Mongolia --- Mongolia (Outer Mongolia) --- Mongolian People's Republic --- Mongolia (Mongolian People's Republic) --- République populaire de Mongolie --- Bu̇gd Naĭramdakh Mongol Ard Ulsyn --- Mongolian Republic --- Mongoliet --- モンゴル --- Mongoru --- 外蒙古 --- Gaimōko --- 蒙古人民共和国 --- Mōko Jinmin Kyōwakoku --- モンゴル人民共和国 --- Mongoru Jinmin Kyōwakoku --- Inner Mongolia (China) --- Mongġol --- Mongġol Ulus --- Монголия --- БНМАУ --- МНР --- 몽골 --- Dzjengis Khan --- Bu̇gu̇de Nayiramdaqu Mongġol Arad Ulus --- Mengguguo --- 蒙古国 --- Wai Menggu


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Women and the making of the Mongol Empire
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ISBN: 9781108424899 1108424899 9781108441001 1108441009 1108636624 1108592333 1108347991 9781108347990 Year: 2018 Publisher: Cambridge Cambridge University Press

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How did women contribute to the rise of the Mongol Empire while Mongol men were conquering Eurasia? This book positions women in their rightful place in the otherwise well-known story of Chinggis Khan (commonly known as Genghis Khan) and his conquests and empire. Examining the best known women of Mongol society, such as Chinggis Khan's mother, Hö'elün, and senior wife, Börte, as well as those who were less famous but equally influential, including his daughters and his conquered wives, we see the systematic and essential participation of women in empire, politics and war. Anne F. Broadbridge also proposes a new vision of Chinggis Khan's well-known atomized army by situating his daughters and their husbands at the heart of his army reforms, looks at women's key roles in Mongol politics and succession, and charts the ways the descendants of Chinggis Khan's daughters dominated the Khanates that emerged after the breakup of the Empire in the 1260s.

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Daughters --- Daughters. --- Families. --- HISTORY / Middle East / General. --- Inheritance and succession --- Inheritance and succession. --- Kings and rulers. --- Mongols --- Mongols. --- Queens --- Queens. --- Women --- Women. --- History --- Genghis Khan, --- Family. --- To 1500. --- Mongolia --- Mongolia. --- Kings and rulers --- History of Asia --- anno 1100-1199 --- anno 1200-1299 --- anno 1300-1399 --- History. --- Mongolians --- Altaic peoples --- Ethnology --- Families --- Royalty --- Rulers --- Sovereigns --- Monarchy --- Courts and courtiers --- Empresses --- Bequests --- Descent and distribution --- Descents --- Hereditary succession --- Intestacy --- Intestate succession --- Law of succession --- Succession, Intestate --- Real property --- Universal succession --- Trusts and trustees --- Human females --- Wimmin --- Woman --- Womon --- Womyn --- Females --- Human beings --- Femininity --- Law and legislation --- Dzjengis Khan --- Changīz Khān, --- Chʻeng-chi-ssu-han, --- Chengjisihan, --- Chinggis Khaan, --- Chinggis-Khan, --- Chinghis Khan, --- Chingis Khan, --- Chingiskhan, --- Чингисхан, --- Chingisu Han, --- Chingisu Kan, --- Chingiz-khan, --- C̆inggis-Khan, --- Cingġis Qaġan, --- Cingġis-Qan, --- Cinghis Khaan, --- Cinkkīz-Khān, --- Czyngis-Chan, --- Dschingis-Chan, --- Dschingis Khan, --- Dschingiz-Chan, --- Džingis-kan, --- Dzsingisz kán, --- Jankīz Khān, --- Jenghis Khan, --- Jenghiz Khan, --- Jinghis Khan, --- Jingisu Kan, --- Khan, Genghis, --- Sŏnggilsa Han, --- Tamūjin, --- Temuchin, --- Temuchzhin, --- Temujin, --- Tėmu̇u̇zhin, --- Tėmu̇zhin, --- Tīmūjīn, --- Tschingis Chan, --- Yenkitsakhān, --- Zingis-Khan, --- جنكيز خان، --- چنگيز خان --- 成吉思汗, --- Chingis Khaan, --- Чингис Хаан, --- Gengis Khan, --- Mongġol --- 몽골 --- Mongol Uls --- Монгол Улс --- Mongġol Ulus --- Mongolie --- Mongolii︠a︡ --- Монголия --- Mongolei --- BNMAU --- БНМАУ --- Bu̇gd Naĭramdakh Mongol Ard Uls --- Bügd Nayramdah Mongol Ard Uls --- MNR --- МНР --- Mongolʹskai︠a︡ narodnai︠a︡ respublika --- Монгольская народная республика --- Meng-ku jen min kung ho kuo --- Menggu ren min gong he guo --- 蒙古人民共和國 --- Meng-ku --- Menggu --- 蒙古 --- Wai Meng-ku --- Mongolische Volksrepublik --- Mongoru Jimmin Kyōwakoku --- Mongol Népköztársaság --- Outer Mongolia --- Mongolia (Outer Mongolia) --- Mongolian People's Republic --- Mongolia (Mongolian People's Republic) --- République populaire de Mongolie --- Bu̇gd Naĭramdakh Mongol Ard Ulsyn --- Mongolian Republic --- Mongoliet --- モンゴル --- Mongoru --- 外蒙古 --- Gaimōko --- 蒙古人民共和国 --- Mōko Jinmin Kyōwakoku --- モンゴル人民共和国 --- Mongoru Jinmin Kyōwakoku --- Inner Mongolia (China) --- Bu̇gu̇de Nayiramdaqu Mongġol Arad Ulus --- Mengguguo --- 蒙古国 --- Wai Menggu

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