Genghis Khan

Genghis Khan
ISBN-10
1612284949
ISBN-13
9781612284941
Series
Genghis Khan
Category
Juvenile Nonfiction
Pages
48
Language
English
Published
2013-09
Publisher
Mitchell Lane Publishers, Inc.
Author
John Bankston

Description

Temujin was nine years old when his father was killed. His father's clan would not help his mother. He almost starved. Yet despite growing up poor, he united the Mongol tribes. As an adult, he successfully led an invasion of China, one of the most powerful countries in the world. He ruled over the largest empire in history. He became known as Genghis Khan.

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