Jeremiah Curtin, translator and folklorist, tells how the young Temudjin fought his way to power among the steppe tribes, broke with Wang Khan of the Keraits and took the title Jinghis Khan. The history follows the Mongol armies beyond the Great Wall into China, west against Persia and the Assassins of Alamut, and on through the empire of his successors.
A broad narrative of the largest land empire in history, with a foreword by Theodore Roosevelt. Download the free EPUB.