In the 13th century, the Mongol Empire swept across the Eurasian continent like a whirlwind. Its rise and development also brought us many mysteries: What were the internal driving forces and external conditions for the Mongolian expansion? How did Mongolia grow rapidly from a local government with a population of less than 2 million to an unstoppable empire? How did the Mongolian conquests interact with those powerful countries with glorious civilizations? Focusing on these issues, the author excavated Chinese and Western historical documents and combined the research results of domestic and foreign scholars to give his own understanding. The Mongolian war of conquest accelerated exchanges in the flow of products, population migration, and cultural dissemination between the ancient Eastern and Western worlds.
Reader comments
This book is very rich in content. The author shows us a more comprehensive Mongol Empire by digging into historical documents. Just like Guo Jing in "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", he grew up in Mongolia and experienced the process of Temujin's unification of various Mongolian tribes. The history in the book has many similarities with Guo Jing's experience. Moreover, this book gave me a deeper understanding of Genghis Khan and the multifaceted nature of history. Recommended to friends who like history!
A good book
There is a word in the introduction that is particularly good for "interaction". I hope the Western countries being interacted with also like this word and like the Mongolian-style interaction where the whole family is waiting for the food to be served [laughing and crying] [laughing and crying] [laughing and crying]
This book is very rich in content. The author shows us a more comprehensive Mongol Empire by digging into historical documents. Just like Guo Jing in "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", he grew up in Mongolia and experienced the process of Temujin's unification of various Mongolian tribes. The history in the book has many similarities with Guo Jing's experience. Moreover, this book gave me a deeper understanding of Genghis Khan and the multifaceted nature of history. Recommended to friends who like history!
A good book
There is a word in the introduction that is particularly good for "interaction". I hope the Western countries being interacted with also like this word and like the Mongolian-style interaction where the whole family is waiting for the food to be served [laughing and crying] [laughing and crying] [laughing and crying]