Ebook: Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World

The reign of terror on the steppe: 1162-1206 -- The blood cot -- Tale of three rivers -- War of the Khans -- The mongol world war: 1211 -1261 -- Spitting on the golden Khan -- Sultan versus Khan -- The discovery and conquest of europe -- Warring queens -- The global awakening: 1262-1962 -- Khubilai Khan and the new mongol empire -- The global awakening -- The empire of illusion -- Epilogue: the eternal spirit of Genghis Khan.;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.