1. Earliest Years

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Translator’s Note vii
4. Map xiii
5. 1. Earliest Years 1
6. 2. The Merkid Massacre 37
7. 3. Overlordship on the Mongolian Plateau 77
8. 4. Temüjin Becomes Chinggis Khan 131
9. 5. Attack on the Jin 159
10. 6. Fall of the Jin Dynasty 183
11. 7. The Destruction of Khorazm 207
12. 8. Return to Mount Burqan 243
13. Author’s Afterword (1960) 269
14. Dramatis Personae 279
15. Backmatter 283