Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World

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Learn more about the man and the legend in Who Was Genghis Khan? How did a band of nomadic herdsmen achieve so much, so fast? Full of extraordinary events, painted on a vast and colourful canvas, Storm from the East brings to life a time when East and West finally came face to face and the contours of modern Asia were set. Named Temujin at birth by his nomadic family in early Mongolia, the great Genghis Khan used his skill and cunning to create the Mongol Empire and conquer almost the entire continent of Asia. ‘Storm from the East does not seek to excuse Mongol excesses - yet Robert Marshall appears to speak for the Mongols… A fascinating voyage through time and space’ Thomas Nivison Haining in the Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society Sun: 10am-6pm As ruler of the largest empire in human history, he was as respected as he was feared. This bestselling book sets the record straight. Genghis Khan left an empire more than twice the size of Alexander’s: his successors went on to conquer and govern an area stretching from Korea to the River Danube.