![]() Hoelun was probably no more than sixteen years old. These lands belonged to their attackers, and the cargo she and her husband were carrying was far too valuable to ignore. But the girl – Hoelun – knew her husband’s efforts were doomed to fail. ![]() The man – Chiledu – attempted to create a diversion by circling around the base of a nearby mountain. Chapter 1Ī teenaged girl and her husband galloped furiously across the steppes of central Asia, pursued by three horsemen from a different tribe. Across the world, myths and legends recount tales of a man who embodied brutality itself – a man who destroyed civilizations and murdered for sport.īut how accurate really is this characterization? Was Genghis Khan a destroyer of civilizations, or a uniter of them? Was he a ruthless conqueror, a fair leader – or a bit of both? Was he born into greatness, or did he have to earn it? Find out in this bedtime biography. Genghis Khan’s reputation today is fraught, to say the least.
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