Mongol Empire: Rise And Fall Of One The World’s Largest And Fearsome Empires
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The year is 1206. The Mongol tribal leader Temüjin (1158 – 1227) gathers several nomadic tribes and declares himself Genghis Khan. By doing so, he lays the foundation of what would soon become one of the greatest and fearsome empires in world history.
Between 1206 and 1294, Mongol warriors struck fear into the hearts of those who opposed them.
The Mongols conquered central Asia, China, and large parts of today’s Russia and the Middle East.
Europeans feared the Mongol invasion, and people knew it would be extremely difficult to resist the forces of Genghis Khan. Was Europe doomed?
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