The Rise of Genghis Khan (TRIH ep 165)
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In this episode Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook are joined by Professor Ali Ansari (St Andrews) to discuss the origins and early life of Genghis Khan (Temujin). They focus on source problems — especially the role of The Secret History and Persian historians — and trace Temujin's difficult childhood, his family (including his father Yussegai and wife Börte), his captivity and escape, and the rivalries with figures such as Jamukha and Toghrul. Ali explains the political innovations that enabl...
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