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The Mongol Empire became the largest contiguous land empire in history within a century. You will learn Genghis Khan's rise, the conquests across Asia and Europe, how the empire was governed and divided, and its lasting effects on trade and states.

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The Mongols and the Islamic World: From Conquest to Conversion

A detailed study of Mongol conquest and rule over the Islamic lands from the 1220s to the mid-14th century. It covers the destruction and recovery of Iran and Iraq, the Ilkhanate and Chaghadayid and Golden Horde khanates, and the Mongol elites' gradual conversion to Islam. This is the research-level next step on how the empire was governed and divided, and on its lasting effects on states in the western half. Its depth is what separates it from general surveys.

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The Secret History of the Mongols: A Mongolian Epic Chronicle of the Thirteenth Century (Shorter Version)

The only surviving Mongol-language account of Chinggis Khan's life and rise, written in the 13th century. This is Igor de Rachewiltz's full English translation, cut down from his three-volume Brill edition by John C. Street. It includes a genealogical table, maps and indexes.

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The Mongols (2nd Edition)

A standard academic survey of the Mongols. It covers the sources, nomadic society, Chinggis Khan's rise, the conquests, and how the empire was governed in China, Persia and Russia. It is especially strong on the source problem (Persian, Chinese and Latin writers) and on how the successor khanates were run. The 2007 edition adds an epilogue reviewing two decades of later scholarship.

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The Mongol Conquests in World History

A history of the Mongol Empire as a world-historical event. The first part tells the story of the conquests from Chinggis Khan to the breakup of the empire. The second covers its effects on warfare, trade, administration, religion, disease, and population movements across Eurasia. It draws on recent specialist research but is written for newcomers. I

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The Mongols in World History

A free teaching module from Columbia University's Asia for Educators. It covers the Mongol conquests, the Pax Mongolica, Mongol rule in Yuan China, profiles of Chinggis, Ögödei and Khubilai Khan, pastoral nomadic life, and an image gallery, plus class materials and a bibliography.

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In Our Time: Genghis Khan

A 2007 BBC Radio 4 discussion in which Melvyn Bragg talks with Peter Jackson, Naomi Standen and George Lane about Temüjin's rise, how he united the steppe peoples and built his army, and the legacy of the conquests. It is a short, low-effort way in before the books.

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