... world under his rule which, as many modern nations today prove today, can be a very nasty business. His biggest legacy would definitely be that of his military might. Were the Mongols of Genghis Khan the greatest military power ever known? Reliving the events of the 13th century is undoubtedly problematic. We are the mercy of a his- tory based on post accounts of his deeds, and some have been altered either through acculturation or adapted based on missing records. Two Mongolian books are prime source of information: The Secret History of the Mongols (Chinese phonetic script), written shortly after the Khans death and excerpts of it consolidated into Golden Summary (Uighar, or Genghis Khan's adopted script). Another, The Golden Book, is lost but was available to Rashid ad-Din (ca 1247-1318) who used it to write Collected Chronicles. Ala ad-Din 'Ata-Malik Juvaini (ca 1226-1283) also wrote the History of the ...

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