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Episode · Stuff You Should Know · 2024-08-10

Books mentioned on Selects: Genghis Khan: Madman or Genius?

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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

  1. The Secret History of the Mongols

    The Arth Estate · at 13:31

    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.”
    Speaker Selects: Genghis Khan: Madman or Genius? 2024-08-10 Listen at 13:31
    Where to get it
    Amazon Audible Bookshop.org Open Library