But even this was not enough to satisfy the desire of Genghis Khan. He wanted something more, something his army could not give him, which is why in 1222, this man traveled towards Genghis Khan's cour...
He looked to the west to build on his conquests, not through war, but through trade. He sent ambassadors to Persia, and established a network of routes linked by staging posts, 40 kilometers apart. A...
For one month, his army plundered, burnt and raped. A year later, visiting foreign ambassadors described the streets as "slippery with human fat." They also recorded that beyond the walls stood an ent...
But despite the Mongol's attempts to master siege warfare, the Chinese were still much more advanced in their military technology. They responded by filling bombs with crude oil, molten metal, chemica...
They feasted on the supplies they captured. Genghis Khan turned Beijing into a prison. Within the walls, thousands starved to death. The survivors resorted to cannibalism. Finally, Genghis Khan's army...
The Chinese could afford to employ people to fight for it . In the borderlands, the Mongols met a force of heavily armed mercenaries, who were loyal as only mercenaries could be. Reinforced by the mer...
Temujin granted his blood brother his final wish and broke his back. The defeat and death of Jamuqa led to a sight never before seen in the history of Mongolia: the recognition of one man as the leade...
"Across the battlefield, I saw the bodies of Jamuqa's(扎木和) men lying together like felled logs in the forest." Following the defeat, Jamuqa fled into the mountains of Tannu(唐努). He hid throu...
"We advanced in silence, saving our battle cries to the last. When the enemy came within reach, my archers released a storm of arrows, and my cavalry attacked without mercy." According to the Secret H...
In the summer of 1204, Temujin(铁木真) rode west to confront his blood brother. The outcome would be decisive for the future of the Mongol people. In the foothills of the Khangai Mountains (杭爱山...
Jamuqa(扎木和) split the tribe. Two years would pass before they would hear from him. High on the plateau of central Mongolia is a place known as Dalan Balzhut. It was here that Borte's(孛儿帖)...
For the tribe and for Jamuqa(扎木合) it was a decisive moment. "Men who were sworn brothers share one life. But I began to question whether Jamuqa was truly my blood brother for all eternity." "It...
At the Merkit(蔑儿乞惕) camp in the mountains of northern Mongolia, Temujin(铁木真) went looking for his wife. "We made the Merkits pay for their deed. We destroyed their families and emptied t...
My father had been poisoned by a rival tribe. My mother told me my father's enemies were forever the enemies of my own heart. From that day, I would never be a child again. As the eldest son, Temujin(铁...
In 1162, deep in the heart of Asia, a child was born. He was clutching a blood clot(血块), a sign from heaven that he was destined to be a great warrior. His life was to become a legend, his name---...
