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 is an invaluable historical chronicle composed around 1240 shortly after the death of Genghis Khan, serving as the primary literary and biographical source for the rise of the Mongol Empire.
Discussed“There's a story called The Secret History of the Mongols, and it was written in about 1240, so shortly after Genghis Khan's death! We don't know who the author was, but that's the primary source for most of the biography of Genghis Khan.”
Where to get it
