Episode · Stuff You Should Know · 2024-08-10
Books mentioned on Selects: Genghis Khan: Madman or Genius?
Depending on who you talk to, Genghis Khan was either a sadistic madman or one of the great leaders in world history. One thing is sure, he was one of the most advanced military minds of all time.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Secret History of the Mongols
The Secret History of the Mongols by The Arth Estate is an invaluable anonymous chronicle written around 1240 that serves as the primary historical source for the biography of Genghis Khan.
Discussed“there's a story called The Secret history of the Mongols and it was written in about 1240 so shortly after gask Khan's death we don't know who the author was”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing The Divine Comedy
“at least the Europeans while they were slaughtering and killing were giving us the Divine Comedy and Carmina barana and these great Cathedrals and operas”