The History of the Mongol Conquests

by J.J. Saunders

Book Overview

The Mongol conquests, culminating with the invasion of Europe in the middle of the thirteenth century, were of a scope and range never equaled. These nomadic peoples from central Asia briefly held sway over an empire that stretched across Asia to the frontiers of Germany and the shores of the Adriatic. Surprisingly little has been written on this vast and immensely influential empire, known chiefly through the charismatic leaders, Chingis Khan...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812217667
• ISBN13: 9780812217667
• Release Date: March 2001
• Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.3"