![]() ![]() Widowed early, she amassed wealth, respect and influence. Man refers to her as ‘the most remarkable woman of her age’ and she certainly could lay claim to that title. But the section I particularly enjoyed was the story of Genghis’s daughter-in-law and mother of Kublai, Sorkaktani. That of his infamous adult life and Kublai’s story are equally so. The account of the young Genghis raised in dire poverty is fascinating. His book presents a sweeping account of the Mongol empire, from its foundation by Genghis Khan in the late 12th century to its control of one-fifth of the inhabited world by Genghis’s grandson, Kublai Khan, in the late 13th century. John Man is an acknowledged authority on Mongolia and its history.
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