An Unofficial 'The Rest Is History' Reading List
166. Genghis Khan: Lord of the Mongols
March 22, 2022
Description
Books Referenced
Author: Anonymous (Mongolian)
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Referenced multiple times as a primary historical source about Genghis Khan, mentioned as being written in Uyghur script and containing accounts of the Mongol chieftains and the concept of Genghis Khan as a lawgiver
Author: Otto English
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Explicitly mentioned as a book that was reviewed, which referred to Genghis Khan as 'Khan' throughout and portrayed him as enlightened, inclusive, and diverse
Author: John Mann
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Described as having written 'a very good book on Genghis Khan' - referenced when discussing how Genghis Khan treated the Tanguts and the argument that this was possibly the first recorded example of attempted genocide
Author: Ata-Malik Juvayni
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Persian historian whose history is referenced multiple times, particularly the account of Genghis Khan's speech at Bukhara's minaret. The speaker mentions he spent a decade writing it and finished around 1260
Author: Edward Gibbon
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Referenced as the source who described Subotai's military campaign as 'one of the most extraordinary bits of military achievement in history' - likely from The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire