Empires of the Steppes
A History of the Nomadic Tribes Who Shaped Civilization
Toronto, Ontario, Canada : Hanover Square Press, [2023], ©2023.
Format: Book
Description: 572 pages ; 24 cm
A narrative history of how Attila, Genghis Khan and the so-called barbarians of the steppes shaped world civilization.
Contents:
Prologue: Attila on the road to Roma -- The peopling of the Eurasian steppes -- Surviving on the Eurasian steppes -- Scythians and the Great King of Persia -- Alexander the Great: walling off Gog and Magog -- Modu Chanyu and the Great Wall of China -- The Xiongnu and Chinese emperors at war -- The Sons of Heaven and the Silk Road -- The Parthians, nomadic foes of Imperial Rome -- Heirs of the Xiongnu: the Northern Wei -- The Hephthalites: Huns in Iran -- Huns, allies and foes of Rome -- Attila, the Scourge of God -- The heirs of Attila and the New Rome -- Turkish kaghans and Tang emperors -- Turks and the Caliphate -- The Seljuk Turks and their sultanate -- The legend of Prester John and the Gurkhans of Cathay -- From Temujin to Genghis Khan -- Genghis Khan, the world conqueror -- Batu and the Devil's Horsemen -- The Mongol sack of Baghdad -- Kublai Khan and the unification of China -- Papal envoys, missionaries, and Marco Polo -- Tamerlane, prince of destruction -- Epilogue: Nomadic conquerors: achievements and legacies.
Subjects:
Steppes -- Asia, Central -- History.
Grassland people -- Asia, Central -- History.
Grassland people -- Eurasia -- History.
Grassland people -- Asia -- History.
Mongols.
Huns.
Steppes -- Asia, Central -- History.
Grassland people -- Asia, Central -- History.
Grassland people -- Eurasia -- History.
Grassland people -- Asia -- History.
Mongols.
Huns.
ISBN:
9781335429278
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
HISTORY Asia Har | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Nonfiction | In |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 425-445) and index.