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Tuesday, October 11, 2016

Mongolia | Chingis Khan Rides West | Update

An updated version of Chingis Khan Rides West: The Mongol Invasion of Bukhara, Samarkand, and other Great Cities of the Silk Road, 1215-1221 is now available. See a free excerpt: Jochi’s March Down the Syr Darya and the Flight of Temür Malik.

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