A Brief History Of Khubilai Khan
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A Brief History Of Khubilai Khan
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Author : Jonathan Clements
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2015-05-21
A Brief History Of Khubilai Khan written by Jonathan Clements and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-05-21 with History categories.
His grandfather was the bloodthirsty Mongol leader Genghis Khan, his mother a Christian princess. Groomed from childhood for a position of authority, Khubilai snatched the position of Great Khan, becoming the overlord of a Mongol federation that stretched from the Balkans to the Korean coast. His armies conquered the Asian kingdom of Dali and brought down the last defenders of imperial China. Khubilai Khan presided over a glorious Asian renaissance, attracting emissaries from all across the continent, and opening his civil service to 'men with coloured eyes' - administrators from the far west. His reign began the glorious Yuan dynasty that ruled over China for only ninety years, but had a profound impact on Asian history, from international trade to cultural revolution. Jonathan Clements's insightful biography into the life and times of one of China's greatest leaders is a fascinating introduction to an important era, uncovering the man behind Marco Polo's mythic portrait.
Khubilai Khan
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Author : Morris Rossabi
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 2009-11-02
Khubilai Khan written by Morris Rossabi and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-11-02 with History categories.
Living from 1215 to 1294, Khubilai Khan is one of history’s most renowned figures. Morris Rossabi draws on sources from a variety of East Asian, Middle Eastern, and European languages as he focuses on the life and times of the great Mongol monarch. This 20th anniversary edition is updated with a new preface examining how twenty years of scholarly and popular portraits of Khubilai have shaped our understanding of the man and his time.
Kublai Khan
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Author : John Man
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2012-03-31
Kublai Khan written by John Man and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-03-31 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
In Xanadu did Kubla Khan A stately pleasure dome decree Kublai Khan lives on in the popular imagination thanks to these two lines of poetry by Coleridge. But the true story behind this legend is even more fantastic than the poem would have us believe. He inherited the second largest land empire in history from his grandfather, Genghis Khan. He promptly set about extending this into the biggest empire the world has ever seen, extending his rule from China to Iraq, from Siberia to Afghanistan. His personal domain covered sixty-percent of all Asia, and one-fifth of the world's land area. The West first learnt of this great Khan through the reports of Marco Polo. Kublai had not been born to rule, but had clawed his way to leadership, achieving power only in his 40s. He had inherited Genghis Khan's great dream of world domination. But unlike his grandfather he saw China and not Mongolia as the key to controlling power and turned Genghis' unwieldy empire into a federation. Using China's great wealth, coupled with his shrewd and subtle government, he created an empire that was the greatest since the fall of Rome, and shaped the modern world as we know it today. He gave China its modern-day borders and his legacy is that country's resurgence, and the superpower China of tomorrow.
The Mongol Empire
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Author : John Man
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2014-06-19
The Mongol Empire written by John Man and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-06-19 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Genghis Khan is one of history's immortals: a leader of genius, driven by an inspiring vision for peaceful world rule. Believing he was divinely protected, Genghis united warring clans to create a nation and then an empire that ran across much of Asia. Under his grandson, Kublai Khan, the vision evolved into a more complex religious ideology, justifying further expansion. Kublai doubled the empire's size until, in the late 13th century, he and the rest of Genghis’s ‘Golden Family’ controlled one fifth of the inhabited world. Along the way, he conquered all China, gave the nation the borders it has today, and then, finally, discovered the limits to growth. Genghis's dream of world rule turned out to be a fantasy. And yet, in terms of the sheer scale of the conquests, never has a vision and the character of one man had such an effect on the world. Charting the evolution of this vision, John Man provides a unique account of the Mongol Empire, from young Genghis to old Kublai, from a rejected teenager to the world’s most powerful emperor.
Khubilai Khan
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Author : Morris Rossabi
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 2009-11-02
Khubilai Khan written by Morris Rossabi and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-11-02 with History categories.
Living from 1215 to 1294, Khubilai Khan is one of history’s most renowned figures. Morris Rossabi draws on sources from a variety of East Asian, Middle Eastern, and European languages as he focuses on the life and times of the great Mongol monarch. This 20th anniversary edition is updated with a new preface examining how twenty years of scholarly and popular portraits of Khubilai have shaped our understanding of the man and his time.
Kublai Khan China S Mongol Emperor Ancient History Textbook Children S Ancient History
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Author : Baby Professor
language : en
Publisher: Speedy Publishing LLC
Release Date : 2017-12-01
Kublai Khan China S Mongol Emperor Ancient History Textbook Children S Ancient History written by Baby Professor and has been published by Speedy Publishing LLC this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-12-01 with Young Adult Nonfiction categories.
This history book will tell you all about Kublai Khan, the founder of the Yuan Dynasty in China even though he was from the Mongol Empire. How did he lead the ancient Chinese? What were his achievements? What were his major contributions to ancient Chinese society, cultures and traditions? Find out today!
Marco Polo S China
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Author : Stephen G. Haw
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2006-11-22
Marco Polo S China written by Stephen G. Haw and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-11-22 with History categories.
Marco Polo’s famous book about his journey to China, written in 1298, continues to be a subject of considerable controversy. One recent work on the subject argues that Marco Polo never went to China at all, and other scholars have pointed out apparent mistakes and important omissions in Marco’s writings, including his failure to mention the Great Wall, and his apparently erroneous description of the course of the Yellow River. Haw re-examines Marco Polo’s writings. The main arguments against his credibility have been negative, concentrating on things that it is argued he should have seen and noted but did not. The most serious of these supposed omissions are generally said to be his failure to describe the Chinese writing system, tea, foot-binding and the Great Wall of China. Yet Haw argues that what he does mention is impressive and argues strongly for his veracity. This book clarifies Marco Polo’s itineraries in China and proposes several new identifications of places mentioned. Relying extensively on original Chinese sources and supplemented by Haw’s wide knowledge of China, Marco Polo’s China presents a convincing argument and concludes that his work is an accurate, important and useful source from an extraordinary period of Chinese history.
The World Of Khubilai Khan
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Author : James C. Y. Watt
language : en
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Release Date : 2010
The World Of Khubilai Khan written by James C. Y. Watt and has been published by Metropolitan Museum of Art this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Art and society categories.
Published in conjunction with an exhibition held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Sept. 28, 2010-Jan. 2, 2011.
Khubilai Khan And The Beautiful Princess Of Tumapel
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Author : David W. Bade
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2002
Khubilai Khan And The Beautiful Princess Of Tumapel written by David W. Bade and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with China categories.
Storm From The East
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Author : Robert Marshall
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 1993-01-01
Storm From The East written by Robert Marshall and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993-01-01 with History categories.
Traces the history of the Mongol Empire under Genghis Khan and his descendants, describes their military successes, and discusses the Mongol influence on Europe