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The Mongol Empire
- Narrated by: Professor Craig Benjamin
- Length: 11 hrs and 34 mins
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The Mongol Empire
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The Mongol Empire was the largest empire the world has ever seen, forged by conquests across Eurasia in the 13th and 14th centuries. Yet despite the unparalleled brutality of the Mongols, they played a key role in launching civilization’s evolution into the modern world. In 24 half-hour lectures delivered by award-winning teacher and historian Craig Benjamin of Grand Valley State University, explore the paradox of the Mongols’ extreme barbarity combined with their enlightened religious attitudes and respect for high civilization, in The Mongol Empire.
Professor Benjamin recounts the life of the most notorious Mongol of all, Chinggis Khan (also spelled Genghis Khan). He details the careers of other Great Khans, including Qubilai, Ogedai, Batu, and Hulagu, plus the saga of the last of the celebrated Mongol conquerors, Timur, also known as Tamerlane. You learn about the prehistoric origins of the Mongol nomads, the secret of Mongol military prowess, the Mongols’ remote capital of Karakorum, and the many great cities and empires they sacked in a virtually unbroken string of victories stretching from Hungary to China.
Even today, the Mongol conquerors are almost as shrouded in mystery as they were for the victims of their sudden raids. Yet their empire was crucial to the fate of the religions of Islam and Orthodox Christianity and to the civilization of China. Plus, the long period of stability they brought to Central Asia opened the door to dependable commercial and cultural ties between Europe and East Asia.
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- Steve Ravencroft
- 12-04-2023
Enjoyable and educational.
The thick Australian accent of the professor can be hard to stomach. The content is great. Not enough was made of how horrific their actions were. They were barbaric times for sure, but their victims were human.
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- paul south
- 22-07-2020
exellent , well presented . moves a little quick
exellent , well presented . moves a little quick
makes me want to travel the silk Road.
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- Emad Malik
- 15-09-2022
An amazing tale of the Mongol Empire
Beautifully narrated history of the great Khan. one of the best audiobooks, I've listened. I binged on the audiobook and finished it in 3 days as the stories were fascinating and insightful.
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- alex
- 18-07-2022
The Mongol empire
Excellent listening really enjoyed this tittle Will listen to it again to take in all the information
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- Anonymous User
- 04-09-2022
Interesting!
So very interesting. I too shared the presenters enthusiasm! Well worth listening to at any age!
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- Anonymous User
- 10-11-2022
Fascinating and well delivered
This was a fascinating listen. My favourite thing on audible so far. Credit to the presenter for making it engaging - and if it’s moving to fast just slow it down a point or two
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- Amazon Customer
- 20-09-2022
To many names
The information was to rapid to be able to follow easily . Some information re Gengis missing
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