The biography of Genghis Khan—his feats and accomplishments—inevitably raises the question: who exactly was Genghis Khan? A talented barbarian? A bloodthirsty ruler? A genius who was ahead of his time?
From this book, you will learn what kind of person Genghis Khan was, what he longed for and what he feared; how he became an invincible warrior and a wise ruler of an entire empire that he personally forged at the head of his army.
The author, Alexander Melekhин, is an outstanding researcher—one of the largest experts in Russia and the world on Genghis Khan. As a Mongolist-translator, for more than 40 years he has studied and popularized Genghis Khan’s legacy. His books include “The Secret History of the Mongols” (a translation of the 13th-century historical-literary monument together with G. B. Yaroslavtsev), “Genghisiana. A Compendium of Testimony from Contemporaries,” “Genghis Khan. The Secret History,” “The Mongol Period: Voices of Time,” “The Mongol Period: Faces of the Era,” “Genghis Khan. The Imperial Idea of the Conqueror of the World,” “Genghis Khan,” and “Tamerlane.”
On the pages of this book, warriors and shamans, the spirits of the endless steppes, and their predictions will come alive. You’ll find out how Genghis Khan risked and overcame, doubted and moved forward, how he became the master of his own destiny—and how he remained in eternity.