A short history of the Mongols

The Mongol Empire was the mightiest land empire the world has ever seen.

At its height, it was twice the size of its Roman equivalent.

For a remarkable century and a half, it commanded a population of 100 million people, while the rule of Chinggis (Genghis) Khan marched undefeated from the Pacific Ocean to the Caspian Sea.

George Lane argues that the Mongols were not only subjugators who swept all before them, but one of the great organizing forces of world history.

His book traces the rise of the Great Khan in 1206 to the dissolution of the empire in 1368 by the Ming Dynasty.