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Kublai Khan

by John Man
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Kublai Khan
Kublai Khan

Kublai Khan: Empire architect, China's colossal transformation.

If you're intrigued by how great empires are forged by unconventional leaders, "Kublai Khan" is a must-read. John Man paints a vivid picture of a ruler who redefined power through shrewd governance and sheer determination, against the backdrop of the vast and varied landscapes of Asia. This isn't just history; it's an epic tale of ambition, legacy, and the shaping of the modern world that still echoes today.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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Kublai Khan

by John Man
$8.90
ISBN: 9780553817188
Authors: John Man
Publisher: Bantam
Date of Publication: 2007-03-20
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: History, Biographies & Memoirs
Related Topics: World History, Asia, Historical, Biography
Goodreads rating: 3.87
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The authoritative biography of the great Mongol ruler, by the author of Genghis Khan and Attila. 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. Kublai Khan inherited the second largest land empire in history from his grandfather, Genghis Khan, and which he extended further, creating the biggest empire the world has ever seen; 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 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’s unwieldy empire into a federation. Using China’s great wealth, coupled with his shrewd and subtle governance, 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
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Kublai Khan: Empire architect, China's colossal transformation.

If you're intrigued by how great empires are forged by unconventional leaders, "Kublai Khan" is a must-read. John Man paints a vivid picture of a ruler who redefined power through shrewd governance and sheer determination, against the backdrop of the vast and varied landscapes of Asia. This isn't just history; it's an epic tale of ambition, legacy, and the shaping of the modern world that still echoes today.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.