Free Download Jack Weatherford, "Emperor of the Seas: Kublai Khan and the Making of China"
English | ISBN: 1399417738 | 2024 | 368 pages | MOBI | 2 MB
"Astonishing...Brings to life a thriving - and rather civilized - empire" - The Telegraph
"sparkles with energy, insight and passion... difficult to put down." Nicholas Morton, BBC History Magazine
Control the sea, and you control everything...a gripping tale of dynastic rivalry and innovation, from the author of the classic work Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World.
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,
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