![]() Widowed early, she amassed wealth, respect and influence. ![]() Man refers to her as ‘the most remarkable woman of her age’ and she certainly could lay claim to that title. But the section I particularly enjoyed was the story of Genghis’s daughter-in-law and mother of Kublai, Sorkaktani. ![]() That of his infamous adult life and Kublai’s story are equally so. The account of the young Genghis raised in dire poverty is fascinating. His book presents a sweeping account of the Mongol empire, from its foundation by Genghis Khan in the late 12th century to its control of one-fifth of the inhabited world by Genghis’s grandson, Kublai Khan, in the late 13th century. John Man is an acknowledged authority on Mongolia and its history.
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