Emperor of the Seas: Kublai Khan and the Making of China

by Jack Weatherford

Genghis Khan built a formidable land empire, but he never crossed the sea. Yet by the time his grandson Kublai Khan had defeated the last vestiges of the Song empire and established the Yuan dynasty in 1279, the Mongols controlled the most powerful navy in the world. How did a nomad come to conquer China and master the sea? Based on ten years of research and a lifetime of immersion in Mongol culture and tradition, Emperor of the Seas brings...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1399417738
• ISBN13: 9781399417730
• Release Date: October 2024
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Continuum
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.2"