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Genghis Khan and Mongol Rule (Greenwood Guides to Historic Events of the Medieval World)

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I had went to the library to find the book Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World, by Jack Weatherford, after hearing about it on NPR. That book was checked out, but this one caught my eye, so I took this book instead. I enjoyed this book; it is fairly easy college-level reading. The book covers the life of Genghis Khan and his family, from one generation before him to 4 generations after him. In this time, the Mongols conquered the Eurasian landmass from Korea to the Baltic states. The book highlights the major battles of course, and also goes in depth to show how Mongol rule affected the local cultures and peoples, and vice versa.

The book includes reprints of primary documents (translated to English of course), provides a short biography of all the major Mongols, and is replete with references to other works. The book also does a good job in explaining how the same person / tribe / or place could go by different names, or several different spellings of the same name.

In all, I recommend this book.